The heady air of gains dissipated Wednesday, as uncertainty set in on Asian markets.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 let go of Tuesday’s gains on Wednesday, flopping 111.89 or 0.3%, to 44,790.38.
One exception proved to be Hong Kong, where the Hang Seng popped 469.88 points, or 1.8%, to 26,908.39.
In other markets
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 eked higher 27.68 points, or 0.6%, to 4,551.02.
In Korea, the Kospi lost 36.22 points, or 1.1%, from Tuesday’s record close, at 3,413.40.
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index dropped 13.96 points, or 0.3%, to 4,323.76.
In Taiwan, the Taiex index stumbled 191.39 points, or 0.8%, to 25,438.25
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 fell 6.51 points, or 0.1%, to 13,228.38.
In Australia, the ASX 200 shed 59.3 points, or 0.7%, to 8,818.45
