Nikkei 225 leads the fall in Asian stocks, down over 1%

The stocks on the Asian bourses traded in a sea of red on the final trading day of the week, tracking the losses on Wall Street overnight, after the US Senate Republicans confirmed a delay in the timing of a corporate tax cut in its tax plan unveiled in the US last session.

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Among the Asian indices, the Japanese benchmark, the Nikkei 225 index extended its sell-off, after having witnessed a brutal reversal from the highest levels since 1992 yesterday. The uncertainty on the US tax reform plan spooked market sentiment, boosting the safe-haven yen across the board, which weighed heavily on the exporters’ stocks.

The Japanese equities led the sell-off across the Asian markets, with the Australian stocks dragged lower by resource and mining stocks. The Mining giant Rio Tinto was down 2.26% and BHP lost 2.30%.Meanwhile, the mainland Chinese stocks traded mixed amid reports of China is considering expansion of the corporate tax cuts. The Shanghai Composite edged down 0.10% and the Shenzhen Composite traded 0.30% higher.