Benchmarks in some key Asian markets slumped in early trading Tuesday, September 18, 2012. The decreasing trend occurred after the exchanges in the United States and Europe again corrected due to geopolitical concerns and a decline in world oil prices.
The FTSE CNBC Asia 100, which is a measure for markets across Asia, as quoted from the pages of CNBC, opened down 0.3 percent.
Japanese stocks also slipped in early trade today, triggered tensions between China and Japan over a territorial dispute. The Nikkei fell 0.2 percent to 9138.23.
While the Nikkei index of China 50, which consists of the stocks of Japanese companies with significant exports to China is down 0.6 percent. Companies affected by the tensions that include Panasonic, Honda Motor, Mazda Motor, Canon, Nissan Motor, and Fast Retailing.
Meanwhile, the Topix index slipped 0.1 percent to 756.47.
Stock Seoul, South Korea also moved lower in early trading today as investors were looking at and preparing for the second session later step, after moving rally last weekend's decision triggered the U.S. Federal Reserve stimulus.
Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened down 0.2 percent recorded at the level of 1998.42.
Australia's stock index had opened slightly lower than the previous trade, as weakness on Wall Street and the decline in commodity prices hit a copper mining company.
The benchmark S & P / ASX 200 weakened 0.2 percent to 4395.1, after rising 0.3 percent in the previous session.
Exchange benchmark New Zealand's NZX 50 index also fell 0.1 percent to 3810.3 in early trading today.
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