Asian markets down at midweek close

ISTANBUL

Major Asian stock markets closed Wednesday with losses as the war between Russia and Ukraine entered its seventh day.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, lost 50.24 points, or 1.39%, to close at around 3,555 points.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock exchange was also down by 451.7 points, or 1.68%, to 26,393.

The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, decreased 417.8 points, or 1.84%, to 22,343.

China's Shanghai stock exchange dropped 4.64 points, or 0.13%, to 3,484 points, and the Singapore index lost 34.23 points, or 1.04%, to 3,244.

The Indian Sensex benchmark was down 778.4 points, or 1.38%, to close at 55,468 points.

Meanwhile, major European indices posted negative figures mostly as of the midday.