Asian Market is trading lower as Hang Seng was down by 0.14% while Nikkei 225 was down by 1.72% and Chinese markets were down by 0.11 %. Asian stocks fell to a five-week low and metals declined as the Bank of Japan concludes a two-day policy meeting, while Australia's dollar rose. South Korean shares and the won dropped as North Korean tensions escalated.
Overnight U.S. markets were down by 0.76%.
SGX Nifty at 8:00AM was trading at 5641 with a loss of 29 points.