The Asian markets continue to trade weak.
The Hang Seng is quoting at 21,163, weaker by 122 points, Straits Times is at 2,874, lower by 18 points and Taiwan Weighted is at 8,143, down 77 points.
On the other hand, Nikkei is up 119 points at 10,856.
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(Updated at 0821am)
The Asian markets have opened weak, in line with their US counterparts.
The Hang Seng is quoting at 21073, weaker by 212 points or 1%, Straits Times is at 2,877, lower by 15 points or 0.5%, and Taiwan Weighted is at 8,184, down 36 points or 0.4%.
On the other hand, Nikkei is up 39 points or 0.3% at 10,776.