Asian markets slip on Europe woes; Hang Seng down 2%

At 8:03 hours IST, Asian markets were trading lower after the sixth tranche of loans to Greece worth USD 178 billion put on hold till early December referendum.

Hang Seng fell 432.25 points or 2.19% to 19,301.46 and Jakarta Composite declined 59.87 points or 1.59% to 3,703.17.
Straits Times slipped 39.85 points or 1.41% to 2,794.90 and Seoul Composite was trading at 1,873.22, down 24.79 points or 1.31%.
Taiwan Weighted fell 90.22 points or 1.19% to 7,508.23. However, Shanghai Composite gained 14.77 points or 0.59% at 2,518.87.
Japanese stock market shut today for public holiday.