Mubasher: Asian shares closed Monday in red amid investors' anticipation of Federal Reserve Chair's speech.
Nikkei fell 0.2% to 17,103 points, while TOPIX was down 0.3% to 1,377.
The Japanese stocks were hurt by a 0.1% rise in yen to 113.6 per dollar.
Shanghai Composite lost 1.26%, and India's Sensex shed 1.28%.
Investors are anticipating the speech of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen during a ceremony to be organized by the Economic Club of New York.
