The Hang Seng has slipped 192 points to 24,530. The Nikkei has shed 154 points at 13,543.
The Taiwan Weighted index has dropped 69 points to 9,014. The Straits Times index has declined 12 points to 3,159, and the Seoul Composite index is down 10 points at 1,791.
The Shanghai Composite index has shed 39 points at 3,078.