(Reuters) - Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia. The quake struck just before the close of Tokyo stock trading. Japan's Nikkei average .N225 closed at an intraday and five-week low, down 1.7 percent on the day.
The Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index .HSI was down 1.8 percent, and Nikkei futures in Singapore tumbled more than 3 percent. At 6:50 a.m. GMT, Nikkei June futures were down 2.8 percent at 10,075.
The magnitude 8.9 quake shook buildings in Tokyo, causing "many injuries" and triggered a four-meter (13-ft) tsunami, NHK television and witnesses reported.
The yen extended losses against the dollar after the quake, falling to 83.29 yen to the dollar compared with 82.80 before it struck.....read on
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