Asia Dow loses 1.01%, Nikkei falls 1.77%, Hang Seng down 1.32%
The major Asian stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, except for the Singapore index.
The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, lost 31.88 points, or 1.01%, to 3,139.38 at 0925GMT.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange was down by 475.64 points, or 1.77%, to reach 26,336.66 at the close.
The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, fell 279.46 points, or 1.32%, to 20,844.74.
China’s Shanghai Stock Exchange dropped by 32.12 points, or 0.97%, to 3,281.47.
India’s Sensex benchmark fell by 315.15 points, or 0.58%,to close at 54,080.08.
Meanwhile, the Singapore index rose by 11.11 points, or 0.35%, to 3,142.37.