DAVID HAFFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Well, computer-related shares bore the brunt of a tech sell-off in Asia.</s>DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: Lorraine Hahn wraps up the day in Asian markets from our studios in Hong Kong. Hello, Lorraine.</s>LORRAINE HAHN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, that is correct. Concerns global sales of personal computers might be cooling off, which would hurt that industry's profits, weighing on Asian markets today. But regional leader Tokyo managed to reverse early losses to end slightly higher. In Japan, core high-tech firms tracked their U.S. counterparts. Fujitsu, for example, lost 3 1/3 percent; electronics giant NEC dropped almost four percent; and Softbank off four percent. Meanwhile, investors waiting for the debut of major convenience store chain Lawson Inc. on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges Wednesday. It'll be the largest IPO in Japan since mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo went public in 1998. Lawson's IPO rating some $632 million. Overall, the Nikkei closed up just 26 points. Here in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index dropped 1.6 percent on a weak telecom sector. Traders said 90 percent of the decline was due to three stocks: China Mobile, which fell 3 1/5 percent; Hutchison Whampoa, which lost four percent; and Cheung Kong, which dropped 3.7 percent. Finally, in Taiwan, stocks there also ending lower, down two percent, below the 8000 level. The reason, the Nasdaq's fall and political worries. That's a quick check from me. Back to both of you in New York.</s>MARCHINI: Thanks a lot, Lorraine.
Computer-Related Shares Lead Tech Sell-Off in Asia