Seoul - Shares fell 2.1 per cent

New Delhi - Indian equities markets slipped in early trade on Tuesday, with the key Sensex index shedding nearly 3 per cent, tracking weak global cues.

The 30-share index, which had gained 5.98 points on Monday, lost 277.45 points to 9,052.12 at 11:10 am (0540 GMT), a loss of 2.96 per cent.

The 50-share National Stock Exchange's Nifty index also slid 2.89 per cent or 82.15 points to 2,764.05 points around the same time.

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Indian equities opened the day sluggishly following negative global signals.

Among the prominent losers this morning, realty, banking, metal and oil & gas stocks topped the list with sharp losses.

Auto, power, PSU, information technology, telecom, pharma and FMCG stocks were also down.

Mirroring heavy selling action, all the sectoral indices were trading in the red zone with heavy losses.

Tokyo  - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell below 8,000 to end morning trading Tuesday as concerns over the European economy spread.

The Nikkei index dropped 257.83 points, or 3.12 per cent, to 7,999.02.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues was down 19.67 points, or 2.41 per cent, to 798.06.

On the currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar traded at 90.63-66 yen, up from Monday's 5 pm quote of 90.62-63 yen.