Shares in Hong Kong fell a bit more dramatically - the benchmark Hang Seng eased by more than 2percentnt - but again, Hong Kong punters have grown accustomed to much wider swings.
Over a year it has outperformed the Hang Seng Index by 25%.
Improved sentiment also stirred up Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index by 0.8% to 19,682.72 around noon.
In Hong Kong, Chinese oil giants helped push down the Hang Seng Index by 1.4%, to 17,918.97 points, at midday close.
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In Asia, the Nikkei index fell by more than 1.5 percent and the Hang Seng was down by just over 2 percent.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell by 1.3percentt.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid by 0.8%, to 12,815.80, as China Construction Bank retreated by 3.35%, to 3.75 Hong Kong dollars (48 cents), despite an announcement this week that Bank of America will nearly double its stake in the mainland Chinese bank.
The Hang Seng index rose by 4.4% on the news, as these shares account for 10% of those making up the index.Up for airThe four big firms that dominate the world's industrial gases industry are busy stalking each other.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined by 3.3%, to 23,854.66.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slid by 0.4%, to 18,528.51.
