The Nikkei 225 index of Japanese shares opened down 1.4% at 22342. Earlier, Australia's ASX200 index opened down 0.83 per cent.
Market source:Yingwei financial situation
Market risk aversion rose, the three major indexes of U. S. stocks closed sharply lower overnight, the S & P suffered its biggest drop in a week.
The offshore renminbi fell again after a slight rebound.
FTSE china A50 index futures opened 0.7% lower.Earlier, the chairman of the Securities Regulatory Commission called for stabilizing and boosting market confidence; the chairman of the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission said that financial markets were seriously out of touch with the fundamentals of economic development in recent days.
Vietnam's VN50 index opened 1.4 per cent lower. Follow the overnight decline in US stocks.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Tokyo Stock Exchange index both closed down 1.1% in early trading.
The Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.6% at 22532.08.
Market source:Yingwei financial situation
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