Asia trading weak

At 7:52 am (IST), Asian markets were trading weak. China's Shanghai Composite shed 0.80% or 20.95 points at 2,605.47.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 2.80% or 586.48 points at 20,359.66.

Japan's Nikkei fell 1.31% or 121.85 points at 9,178.03.

Singapore's Straits Times declined 2.96% or 88.75 points at 2,906.03.

South Korea's Seoul Composite was down 1.69% or 32.76 points at 1910.99.

Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted fell 1.14% or 89.40 points at 7,763.73.