Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares fell almost 3 p

Seoul  - Shares nosedived Tuesday

Indian stock markets opened negatively on the back of weak global signals ahead of F&O expiry for the month of February.

Fall
in the US markets and a weak start to equity markets across Asia also
added to the pessimism witnessed in early trade today.

Heavy
selling action was seen across all sectoral indices. Bankex (-3.49%),
IT (- 2.69%) and Metal (-2.67%) were among the worst hit sectors.

Broader indices like BSE Midcap and Smallcap were also trading weak by 1.64% and 1.66% respectively.

The

Tokyo  - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost more than 2 per cent in Tuesday morning trading after the Dow Jones index hit record low in almost 12 years.

The Nikkei index declined 191.66 points, or 2.6 per cent, to 7,184.5.

The broader Topix index of all first section issues was also down 13.41 points, or 1.82 per cent, at 721.87.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar traded at 94.37-42 yen, up from Monday's 5 pm quote of 93.35-38 yen.

Wellington  - The New

Frankfurt - The 30-share DAX, the main German stock index, slipped to 3,936.45 at close in Frankfurt on Monda