Amended: Australian Market Falls On Wall Street Losses, Lower Metal Prices []

Amended: Australian Market Falls On Wall Street Losses, Lower Metal Prices []
Amended: In the first para "Topix index of all First Section issues" corrected as "All Ordinaires index". Corrected version follows.

China Shares Tumble On Global Economic Growth Concerns, Liquidity Pressure []
Shanghai stocks plunged Thursday on worries about the global economy and tight liquidity due to China Railway Group's large initial public offering. Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said that China's exports to the U.S. will probably fall and global economic growth is likely to ease next year due to the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.

New Zealand Shares In Uneasy Thursday Open Off Negative Wall Street Lead []
New Zealand shares open in uneasy territory on Thursday, after finishing with a small wednesday gain amid falling markets around the rest of the world.

Stocks Fall Led By Banks As Subprime Worries Continue - Asian Commentary []
Thursday, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region fell after the U.S. stocks plunged overnight following bad news from the Conference Board that an economic slowdown could accelerate in the coming months amid rising costs and further weakness in the housing market.

Markets Likely To See Further Downside On Weak Global Cues - Indian Commentary []
Global cues are pointing towards a lower opening for the Indian market on Thursday. The U.S. stocks plunged overnight amid economic jitters and the major stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region are trading mixed on Thursday. Some degree of support to the Indian market may come in from bargain hunting following the sharp fall on Wednesday.

Japanese Market Tumbles To Sixteen-month Low On Stronger Yen []
Wednesday, Tokyo shares plunged, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closing at its lowest in sixteen months, as a stronger yen hurt investor sentiment and sparked selling across the board.

Market Opens Up, But Sees Volatility In Early Trade - Indian Commentary []
Thursday, Indian shares opened higher, but were seeing volatility in early trade. At 10:02 a.m. IST, the Sensex was up 31 points at 18,633 and the broader Nifty was up 6 points at 5,567.

Mixed Message For Jakarta Stocks []
The Indonesian stock market has no clear lead when trading opens Wednesday as the Jakarta Composite Index tries to stop the bleeding on a losing streak that has reached three sessions.