Asian markets were trading weak. China's Shanghai Composite lost 3.02% or 80.09 points at 2,571.64.
Japan's Nikkei plunged 0.07% or 9.19 points at 13,277.18.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.10% or 238.89 points at 21,465.56.
Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted tumbled 1.96% or 143.81 points at 7,210.05.
Singapore's Straits Times was down 0.87% or 25.17 points at 2,881.06.
South Korea's Seoul Composite declined 0.93% or 15.07 points at 1,608.53.