Asian markets were trading weak on Monday. China�s Shanghai Composite shed 1.31 percent or 27.30 points at 2,055.83. Hong Kong�s Hang Seng slipped 0.95 percent or 216.27 points at 22,601.01.
Japan�s Nikkei tumbled 2.17 percent or 353.36 points at 15,937.95.
Singapore�s Straits Times was flat at 3,133.47.
South Korea�s Seoul Composite was flat at 1,946.88.
Taiwan�s Taiwan Weighted was down 0.18 percent or 15.49 points at 8,531.05.