Asia-Pacific markets ended Thursday’s trading session in negative territory, with major indexes across the region posting losses
The Nikkei 225 descended 429.23 points, or 0.7%, to 60,819.36
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index fell off 307.37 points, or 1.3%, to 24,008.55.
In other markets;
In Shanghai, the CSI lost 31.78 points, or 0.8%, to 4,043.93.
In Singapore, the Straits Times index eased 6.96 points, or 0.1%, to 5,282.70
In Taiwan, the Taiex index plummeted 1,165.28 points, or 2.6%, to 43,091.87
In Korea, the Kospi index flopped 32.63 points, or 0.6%, to 5,342.73.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 climbed 79.37 points, or 0.6%, to 14,259.23
In Australia, the ASX 200 handed back 6.45 points, or 0.1%, to 9,146.76
