Asian markets tumble; Indian markets closed on Thursday

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Asian stocks tanked on Thursday morning after US markets declined on Wednesday on profit warnings.
The Nikkei was down 3.25% to 8939 points, Hang Seng fell 3.66% to 14,439 and Taiwan lost 4.75% to 4562. Shanghai lost 2.5% to 1875 points.
Indian markets are closed on Thursday on account of Moharram.
First Published: Jan 08 2009 | 10:56 AM IST