DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: Most markets in Asia ended lower.</s>DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Dalton Tanonaka sums up the trading day from our studios in Hong Kong. Good morning, Dalton.</s>DALTON TANONAKA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, David. Good morning, Deborah. Most of Asia's major markets pulled back on the Nasdaq fall from grace. Tokyo's Nikkei average edging down 4/10 of one percent, but NTT DoCoMo surged six percent, that buying in anticipation of an expected Thursday announcement of the long-rumored deal with AT&T; Wireless. A major corporate deal involves electronics giants NEC and Hitachi, they'll jointly build a new dynamic random access memory plant in Hiroshima. The two companies will invest close to $1 1/2 billion. Ahead of that announcement, the world's number-two semiconductor maker NEC jumped more than one percent, partner Hitachi losing nearly 1 1/2 percent. In Hong Kong, heavy losses in the telecom sector pulled the Hang Seng index a quarter of a percent lower. And the Nasdaq's fall pressured South Korea's stocks, the benchmark Kospi tumbling 3 percent this trading day. And those are the numbers on this Tuesday in Asia. Back to you in New York, David and Deb.</s>MARCHINI: Dalton, before you go, there was some legislative action on the pending impeachment taking place today. What's happening with the political uncertainty in the Philippines and is it having any impact on the economy?</s>TANONAKA: Well, this, as you know, is the first impeachment proceeding ever against an Asian leader and it's weighing very heavily on Manila's financial markets, despite GDP numbers out today that show a nearly 5 percent third-quarter rise; the peso is off sharply, Manila stocks are directionless, and investors are unsure who will be leading the country. Does that sound familiar? Mr. Estrada's impeachment trial over alleged payoffs begins Dec. 7, next week. Back to you in New York.</s>MARCHINI: All right, Dalton Tanonaka, thanks.
Asian Markets Pull Back on Nasdaq's Fall from Grace