Asian markets trading lower

At 9:08 am (IST), Asian markets were trading lower. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.43% or 347.62 points at 23,955.45. Japan's Nikkei shed 1.60% or 155.77 poins at 9,563.93.

Singapore's Straits Times declined 0.89% or 28.11 points at 3,132.33. South Korea's Seoul Composite slipped 1.32% or 27.97 points at 2,094.42. Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted plunged 1.92% or 170.20 points at 8,710.07. China's Shanghai Composite was up 0.27% or 8.12 points at 3,030.86.