Chinese shares opened lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 1.8% and the CSI300 index down 2.2%.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
Markets across the globe gained after China Securities Regulator removed its four-day-old circuit-breaker system.
Time to take profits and move to the sidelines in an euphoria, says Sonali Ranade