Asian markets were trading lower. China's Shanghai Composite slipped 0.23% or 6.86 points at 2,950.67.
Japan's Nikkei lost 0.16% or 22.31 points at 13,866.29.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.67% or 154.13 points at 22,869.73.
Singapore's Straits Times was down 0.43% or 13.13 points at 3,007.02.
South Korea's Seoul Composite declined 0.42% or 7.31 points at 1,732.05.
However, Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted gained 0.34% or 27.60 points at 8,089.91.