Asian markets were sharply lower Monday morning, ahead of central bank meetings in the U.S. and Japan this week and amid jitters over the upcoming referendum on whether the U.K. would remain in the European Union.
Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 3.03 percent, the Kospi was down 1.56 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index dropped 2.3 percent after market open. Chinese mainland markets were also sharply lower, with the Shanghai composite down 1.16 percent and the Shenzhen composite off by 1.52 percent.
Stateside, U.S. futures were lower, with Nasdaq futures down around 18 points and Dow Jones industrial average futures off around 61 points.
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