By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – Most major stock exchanges in Asia were in negative territory at Tuesday’s close.
The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, dropped by 43 points, or 1.31%, to 3,231.57.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange plunged by 341.75 points, or 1.19%, to 28,452.75.
The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, fell by 153.73 points, or 0.78%, to 19,503.25.
China’s Shanghai Stock Exchange shed 1.57 points, or 0.05%, to close at 3,276.22.
The Singapore index was down by 16.36 points, or 0.5%, to finish at 3,246.21.
The Indian Sensex benchmark was the only exchange in positive territory, gaining 257.43 points, or 0.44%, to end the day at 59,031.30.