Index Analysis
Asian Pacific stock markets sank on Wednesday. The Shanghai Composite is down 0.36% at 3,111.18. Overall, the Singapore MSCI is down 0.50% at 290.75. Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index is down 1.35% at 18,501.00. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 is down 1.20% at 27,120.00, while the Topix index is down 1.17% at 1903.50. South Korea’s Kospi is down 0.77% at 2,349.60. Australia S&P/ASX 200 down 1.60% at 6697.80.