DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: In Asia, most markets were weaker as investor sentiment remained fragile. Michelle Han wraps up the trading day there from Hong Kong. Hello, Michelle.</s>MICHELLE HAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Deborah, good morning. Asian markets are still suffering a Wall Street headache, but the pain may be easing. Tokyo's Nikkei average recovered from heavy losses in the early session and eked out a quarter percent gain at the finish. Bargain hunting pushed bruised tech heavyweights like NEC and Fujitsu into the plus column. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index sank a third of a percent after flirting with the 15000 point support level most of the day. The telecom sector took most of the beating. Taiwan's benchmark weighted index slumped 4 percent to a 20-month low. Weakness on the Nasdaq, which is seen as a barometer for tech- heavy Taiwan, and rising margin call selling dented already fragile sentiment. So far this year, Taiwan's stock market has lost more than 30 percent of its value. And rounding out the losers was the Philippines. The key composite shed half a percent to a two-year low, and the Philippine peso plummeted to a record low as political uncertainties plagued the market. And that wraps up the trading day here in Asia. Deborah, back to you.</s>MARCHINI: All right, thank you, Michelle.
Most Asian Markets Weaker as Investor Sentiment Remains Fragile