Tokyo's main index pares some losses ahead of the close, but still suffers a major drop on the day
- Session high 22,277.45
- Session low 21,078.71
US equity futures are turning the corner a little and that's helping to provide some relief for Asian stocks heading into the close. Still, the Nikkei is down by more than 10% from this year's peak - justifying the "correction phase".
The bounce towards the close sees USD/JPY also recover some ground, now up to 108.83 on the day.
Other markets in Asia:
- Hang Seng -4.01%
- Shanghai Composite -2.75%
- CSI 300 -2.70%
- Kospi -1.40%
- Taiex -4.95%
- ASX 200 -3.20%
