Asian markets were trading weak. China's Shanghai Composite was down 2.01% or 69.06 points at 3,374.10.
Japan's Nikkei slipped 1.97% or 279.21 points at 13,880.88.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.94% or 237.83 points at 24,931.63.
Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted dropped 0.79% or 72.09 points at 8,996.80.
Singapore's Straits Times plunged 1.21% or 38.81 points at 3,161.07.
South Korea's Seoul Composite fell 1.04% or 19.51 points at 1,853.64.