Only kidding! The Nikkei opened very weak this morning in Japan today

Following on from the softness on Wall Street today, which turned into a rout in the afternoon.

I was sent a cute gif of the optimists' response to the falls, made me giggle.

Anyway ... The Nikkei ... down 1.82% as I update:

Opened weak but the follow through to the downside has not been huge. It looks to be setting up for new session lows later, though.

A whip around other regional stocks:

  • Shanghai -1.38%
  • HK -1.88%
  • ASX closed for a holiday today