US job data worries drag Asian markets

The Asian markets have ended in red, ahead of the US jobs data.

The Hang Seng shed 201 points (1%) at 18,178. The Nikkei dropped 64 points to 9,876.

The Straits Times slipped 35 points (1.5%) to 2,317. The Seoul Composite was unchanged at 1,411.

However, the Taiwan Composite and the Shanghai Composite added 1.5% each to 6,668 and 3,060, respectively.
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(Updated at 0820 hrs)

Asian markets are flat ahead of the US job data.

The Hang Seng has gained 288 points (1.5%) at 18,667. The Nikkei is unchanged at 9,940.

The Taiwan Weighted has added 104 points (1.5%) to 6,683. The Shanghai Composite is up 42 points (1.5%) at 3,050.

Meanwhile, the Seoul Composite and the Straits Times are flat with a negative bias. While the former has slipped four points to 1,407, the latter is down five points at 2,347.