JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Key indexes of Asian stock markets ended substantially lower Wednesday (August 7), led by the downfall of Nikkei 225 by 4%.

Nikkei 225 ended substantially lower by 4% to 13,825, followed by KOSPI Composite Index, which lost 1.48%.

Hang Seng Index also down 1.53%, while Australia’s All Ordinaries plummeted 1.8%. China Shenhua and China Coal Energy ended lower by 2% each in Hong Kong, while BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto also lost 2% each in Sydney.

Shanghai composite also down 0.67%, while S&P BSE Sensex lost 0.36%. In Europe, FTSE 100 lost 0.75% in the morning trading.