Asian stock markets slip lower after Wall Street decline

The moves are small, but the declines are broad. Japan's main index, the Nikkei 225, is down 0.8 percent at lunchtime, while the broader Topix is down 0.3 percent.

A slightly larger decline is seen on the Hong Kong-based Hang Seng, which is down 1.3 percent, and the South Korean Kospi, which is down 1.0 percent.

Shanghai and Shenzhen are down 0.2 and 0.4 percent respectively.