The Asia-Pacific region experienced broad market declines on Monday, driven by a global sell-off and disappointing economic data from Japan and China.

Nikkei 225 Index followed the trend in the global markets and selling was evident across the board.

The Nikkei 225 Index faced a modest decline by midday as investor caution gripped global markets, driven largely by concerns surrounding U.S.

Tokyo stocks experienced a sharp downturn on Wednesday morning, with the Nikkei 225 index plummeting over 4% at one point, driven by disappointing U.S.

Nikkei 225 was mainly range-bound on Monday but on Tuesday, the Japanese stocks were marginally lower. At the time of publication, Nikkei 225 Index was down by 0.2 percent at 38,621.