The majority of the Asian markets closed low on Thursday with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling by -2.14 percent to 30,601.78, losing 668.14 points.
Hong Kong’s HSI slipped by -0.24 percent and lost 41.80 points to close at 17,043.53.
China’s SSEC rose by 0.48 percent and gained 14.19 points to reach a value of 2,988.3.