KUALA LUMPUR: Asian markets were mostly lower in Friday's trade as investors continued to be rattled by the political impasse in squabbles by United States lawmakers over the nation's debt crisis, as well as investors' wariness concerning debt problems in the euro zone.
At 5pm today, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was down 0.69% to 9,833.03 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dipped 0.58% to 22,440.25 and Shanghai's A share index was 0.26% lower at 2,701.73.
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