Japanese equities are being sold hard, Nikkei down 2%

Japanese stocks were expected to come under pressure here on Monday after the sell off in the US on Friday:

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That expectations has played out, with the Nikkei 225 down around 2% in morning Japan trade.

Mainland China and Hong Kong stocks are more resilient:

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.