KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysian share prices closed down 1.8 percent, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index closed down 25.28 points to 1,369.48.
SINGAPORE
Singapore share prices closed 0.20 percent lower, dealers said.
The Straits Times index dipped 6.17 points at 3,048.64.
BANGKOK
Thai share prices closed flat, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index fell 0.27 points, or 0.03 percent, to 826.86 and the blue-chip SET-50 fell 1.06 points to 597.73.
MANILA
Philippine share prices closed 3.0 percent lower, dealers said. The composite index dropped 95.82 points to 3,080.24. The broader all-share index fell 46.46 points to 1,898.05.
MUMBAI
Indian share prices fell 2.17 percent, dealers said.
The 30-share Mumbai SENSEX index fell 385.71 points to 17,349.07.
"The markets fell on weak global news. The markets will await federal budget policies later next week," a dealer with brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher said.
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