Markets across Asia dropped sharply

The Nikkei was off 2.6% to 9,050.

The Hang Seng was down 2.6% to 17,241. China Unicom (CHU) fell because a handset deal with Apple (AAPL) has not been announced.

The Shanghai Composite was off 1.1% to 3,081.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE fell .6% to 4,103. The Dax was off 1% to 4,531. The CAC 40 dropped .8% to 2,959.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre