Bangladesh, Jan. 4 -- Major stocks indexes in Asia were mostly lower on Thursday as US futures pointed to another volatile session for Wall Street after Apple lowered guidance for first quarter and warned of weaker sales in China.
South Korea's Kospi fell 0.81 per cent to finish its trading day at 1,993.70 as shares of Apple suppliers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped 2.97 per cent and 4.79 per cent, respectively.
Over in the Greater China region, the Hang Seng index gave up earlier gains to slip 0.22 per cent, as of its final hour of trade.
The mainland Chinese markets, watched in relation to Beijing's ongoing tariff fight with Washington, reversed its earlier gains.
The Shanghai composite closed largely flat at about 2,464.36 w...