The Hang Seng has slipped 114 points to 22,600. The Nikkei is down six points at 13,851.
The Taiwan Weighted index has dropped 54 points to 7,823. The Straits Times index is down four points at 2,975, and the Seoul Composite index has declined seven points at 1,708.
The Shanghai Composite index has shed 27 points at 2,733.