Asian markets mostly fall, led by sharp losses in Japan and South Korea

China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.1 percent, while the Shenzhen Composite Index rose 0.1 percent.

South Korea's Kospi fell 4.0 percent. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 4.4 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was unchanged.

Japan's Topix fell 3.2 percent.

Meanwhile, the US dollar fell 0.5 percent against the Japanese yen ahead of the US midterm election results.