Shares in Asia plummeted during today's session, leaving investors waiting Fed's interest rate decision.
The Nikkei 225 lost 0.41%, while Topix was slightly above zero. Earlier in the night, retail sales data in Japan showed an increase of 9.1%, well above the expected 6.9%. This increase comes after the tax has been lifted, which came into force in the country on October 1st.
In South Korea, Kospi traded down 0.72%, with Samsung Electronics shares falling more than 1% ahead of the company's widely anticipated report.
In China, the Shanghai Composite lost 0.44% and Shenzhen fell 0.8%.
At the same time, Australian stocks remained negative, with the ASX 200 falling 0.78%. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the consumer price index for September quarter increased by 0.5% compared to an increase of 0.6% in the previous quarter.
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