Nikkei down 1.6% at 9530.50

Hang Seng up 0.14% at 20285

Shanghai Composite down 0.9% at 2402

Kospi down 0.4% at 1744

All Ords down 0.25% at 4445

Currencies dormant this morning except for the drift down in AUD/USD to 0.8775 AUD/JPY 76.51 lows currently trading a few pips higher