HONG KONG: Asian markets sank Thursday following a sell-off on Wall Street, with dealers spooked by disappointing US jobs data.

The dollar rebounded slightly after shedding around one percent against the yen in New York, while expectations the Federal Reserve will start to pull back on its monetary easing also pushed the US unit up further against its Australian counterpart.

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