Japan25 Dec 2018 15:09
Japan's Nikkei plummeted 5% on Tuesday, dragging the index into a bear market. In China, the Shanghai Composite dropped as much as 2.5% before recovering some of its losses to close down 0.9%.
The declines in Asia followed another brutal day for US stock markets, which fell more than 2% in a shortened trading session. The Dow, which sank 2.9%, and the S&P 500, which lost 2.7%, suffered their biggest Christmas Eve declines ever.
"The market is getting pummeled from every direction," said Stephen Innes, head of Asia-Pacific trading for online broker Oanda