The MSCI index of Asian stocks fell 0.5% to 473.71 at 09:00 amin Hong Kong. Tokyo stocks closed down today due to national holidays.
In stock Seoul, Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell0.14% at 2,142.23.
Hong Kong shares opened lower associated investors cautious steps in the middle of the upcoming corporate results and debt problems in Europe and the U.S..
The Hang Seng stock index opened down 0.67% or about147.45 to 21.727. stock
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)opened down 7.94% or about 0.05 to 0.58 after its CEO resigned. Shanghai Composite share index closed up 0.15% or about4.12 to 2824.28.

The market was also under pressure after the CJ Group said itis considering selling their stake in Samsung to fund the acquisition of approximately $ 2.2 billion won.
On the Australian stock exchange, S & P index opened down 0.4%, or about 17.90 to 4455.60. While New Zealand's NZX stock index slipped 0.5% to 3,390.7.
News Corp. shares dropped 3.6% to as low as A $ 14.24, as the impact of hackers phone scandal worsened, with the arrest of former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers and the resignation of the head of the British police.
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