Asian indexes

Japan's Topix drops 0.7% to end morning at 843.19
Japan's Nikkei ends morning down 1.3% at 8,610.18
China's Shanghai Composite sheds 1.4% to 2,003.49
Hong Kong H share index down 1.8% at 8,337 in early minutes
Hang Seng Index down 1.6% to 15,360.36 in early trading