亞洲股市急挫,憂美製造業放緩

Asian stocks suffered Tuesday following the release of weaker than expected manufacturing data from the United States.

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei average ended the day down nearly 4.2 percent - its lowest mark in nearly three months.

After making strong gains in 2013, the Nikkei has tumbled over 15 percent since the start of the year.

Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says investors are concerned about developments in the world's biggest economy.

Trading was also lower in South Korea and Hong Kong, though markets in China and Taiwan were closed for the holiday.亞洲股市週二在美國公佈低於預期的製造業數據之後受到牽累。

東京日經指數收跌將近4.2％，達到該指數近三個月來的最低點。

日經指數在2013年強勁上漲後，今年年初以來已經下跌超過15％。

日本內閣官房長官良英信佳說，投資人都在關注世界上最大的經濟體美國的事態發展。

韓國和香港的股市交易也走低，而中國及臺灣股市都因假期休市。