Asian mkts trading weak; Hang Seng, Nikkei slip

At 7: 41 am (IST), Asian markets were trading weak. China's Shanghai Composite was down 0.62% or 16.32 points at 2,623.05.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.62% or 129.66 points at 20,759.35.

Japan's Nikkei tumbled 1.23% or 112.54 points at 9,004.15.

Singapore's Straits Times was down 0.12% or 3.57 points at 2,922.42.

South Korea's Seoul Composite declined 0.59% or 10.47 points at 1,757.24.

Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted slipped 0.37% or 29.18 points at 7,946.75.