Asian markets open weak

Asian markets fall on back of week cues from Wall Street. US markets had ended in the red in the wake of lower than expected jobs data.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average has fallen 1.2% as Yen continues to strengthen hurting exporters. Also South Korea's Kospi Composite is trading lower by 0.3%.
Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite Index are down by 0.7% each on the back of a sell-off in resource and property shares.
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First Published: Aug 20 2010 | 8:28 AM IST
