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Asian shares down despite Wall Street highs Asian markets down despite Wall Street highs
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Asian markets were heading lower despite big gains on Wall Street, which closed at record highs overnight. Asian markets fell back despite big gains on Wall Street on Monday, which saw US indexes closing at record highs.
The Dow Jones rose 0.9% to 17,959.4, while the S&P 500 gained 0.4% to 2,078.5 - both breaking records.The Dow Jones rose 0.9% to 17,959.4, while the S&P 500 gained 0.4% to 2,078.5 - both breaking records.
However, trading was thin in Asia with the region's biggest market - Japan - closed for a public holiday.However, trading was thin in Asia with the region's biggest market - Japan - closed for a public holiday.
Chinese markets opened mixed on profit taking after the recent rally with the Shanghai Composite down 2.9% to 3,035.78. In Chinese markets, the Shanghai Composite fell 1.2% to 3,089.83 while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was flat at 23,398.43.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was up 0.3% to 23,467.21. Shares of property developer Dalian Wanda were down 7% on its first day of trading, after the biggest Hong Kong listing since 2010 which raised $3.7bn (£2.3bn).
Shares of property developer Dalian Wanda traded flat on its market debut after it raised $3.7bn (£2.3bn) in funding. Concerns about debt and a high valuation weighed on its share debut.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.7% at 5,404.5 on profit taking after three previous sessions of sharp gains. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 1.1% at 5,380.9 after having recorded sharp gains in the three previous trading sessions.
News that Western Australia state, once the "economic engine" of the country, recorded its first budget deficit in 15 years as royalties from iron ore plunged, also weighed on investor sentiment. News that Western Australia state, once the "economic engine" of the country, recorded its first budget deficit in 15 years as royalties from iron ore plunged, hit confidence among investors.
Shares of Telstra fell 0.5% despite news that the telecoms giant would buy Pacnet, Asia's biggest private owner of submarine communication cables, for $697m (£447m). Shares of Telstra fell 0.7% on the news that the telecoms giant would buy Pacnet, Asia's biggest private owner of submarine communication cables, for $697m.
South Korean shares were down almost 0.2% with the benchmark Kospi at 1,939.77. In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index closed down 0.2% at 1,939.02.