• Nikkei closed at 12,239.66, down 0.61
• Kospi closed up 0.32%
• China CSI300 down 1.1%
• Shanghai Comp down 1.0%
• German Bund futures open down 4 ticks at 143.0
• other Euro market futures: Eurostoxx down 0.04%, DAX up 0.1%, CAC flat