British News Agency

Major indices traded on Asian stock exchanges showed predominantly downward movements.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 6.07% to 57,371 points. South Korea's KOSPI index dropped 5.63% to 5,080.82 points, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index declined 0.71% to 9,000.50 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.11% to 24,522 points, while China's FTSE China 50 index lost 1.02%, dropping to 15,795.98 points.

Indonesia's IDX Composite index declined 1.98% to 4,930.83 points, Malaysia's KLCI index fell 1.36% to 1,613.62 points, and Thailand's SET index dropped 1.22% to 1,479.77 points.

India's Nifty 50 index, however, rose 0.33% to 24,616.85 points.

No current trading data was available for Sri Lanka's CSE All-Share index, while the index was listed at zero in the record dated December 31.

The figures are based on data available on Investing.com and reflect index values recorded for different markets between 22:59 and 23:32.