Investing.com - The Nikkei 225 fell 1.37% on Wednesday, a three-week low, as results came in on the U.S. presidential election with battleground states too close to call.
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.52%, while the Shanghai Composite dipped 0.36%.
Overnight, U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.40% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.38%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.53%.