Asia trading lower; Nikkei, Shanghai Composite slip

At 7: 48 am (IST), Asian markets were trading lower. China's Shanghai Composite shed 0.62% or 18.46 points at 2,965.55.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.13% or 31.07 points at 23,037.12.

Japan's Nikkei fell 1.51% or 143.38 points at 9,335.15.

Singapore's Straits Times declined 0.37% or 11.27 points at 3,046.11.

South Korea's Seoul Composite was up 0.33% or 6.74 points at 2,063.13.

Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted was up 0.25% or 21.16 points at 8,574.22.