but all smiles for the finance mr., taro aso, as we -- minister, taro aso.hey are playing catch-up in terms of the selling demand we saw elsewhere in australia. elsewhere around asian markets, we are seeing a pretty muted russian so far. some downside when it comes to trading here in sydney. lots more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ haidi: and there good morning to you. i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. asia's major markets have just opened for trade. live pictures as tokyo markets resume trading for the year after being closed for just about a week for christmas. open: it could be a brutal as we have seen huge global selloff's all across the world. good evening bloomberg's global headquarters in new york. i am shery ahn. welcome to "daybreak asia."