The Hang Seng has slipped 124 points to 25,557. The Nikkei has dropped 271 points to 13,812.
The Taiwan Weighted index has shed 10 points at 8,891. The Straits Times index has moved up 14 points to 3,192, and the Seoul Composite index has added 21 points to 1,820.
The Shanghai Composite index is down 30 points at 3,553.