seiko epson declined nearly 1%. one stock bumped the trend, jx holdings. shares of japan's largest oil refiner rose over 4% on reports it's in talks to earn with a smaller rival. all in all the paris attacks triggered sell-offs in equities as well as the euro here in tokyo. one analyst said it's likely to be shot reserve short-lived. in the case of 9/11 and other global attacks markets and currencies returned to previous levels within ten days so he expects the same for paris. >>> the deadly attacks saved risk appetite among investors and caused most other asia-pacific markets to fall. indonesia and sing more sank to their lowest level in more than a month. hong kong's hang seng lost 1.7%. the index briefly dipped below the 22,000 mark for the first time in more than a month. all sectors ended lower. the shanghai composite reversed early losses and finished up 0.7% at 3606. that was after investors picked up bargains after two days of losses. expectations at the international monetary fund will add the yuan to its currency basket also boosted sentiment. he