Markets in Asia were down.

The Nikkei fell 2.3% to 12,536. Hitachi was down 5.3% to 591. KDDI was down 4.7% to 609000.

The Hang Seng fell 1.9% to 22,840. China Life (LFC) was down 4.1% to 26.8. China Unicom (CHU) was down 3.7% to 16.3.

The Shanghai Composite sold off 3% to 3,473.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre