Asia-Pacific shares drop on Monday

All Asia-Pacific stock markets slide down on Monday and the as negative sentiment continues to effect on markets.

Japan Nikkei 225 index decreased by 2.66 percent to 26,431.55, and Tokyo’s Stock Exchange – Topix also dropped at 2.71 percent to 1,864.28.

South Korea’s Kospi eased 3.02 percent to 2,220.94 and the Kosdaq hit by 5.07 percent to 692.37.

While in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fall by 1.6 percent to 6,469.40. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 1.34% lower.

The Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index shed down by 0.44 percent in the final hour of trade to reach 17,855.14 point.

China’s Shanghai Composite lost 1.20 percent to 3,051.23 and the Shenzhen Component index was down 0.40 percent to 10,962.56.

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