波士顿爆炸案导致亚洲股市下跌
Asian markets have declined in early trading after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in the US killed three people and injured dozens more.
美国波士顿马拉松两起爆炸案导致亚洲股市下跌。
Stock indexes fell by as much as 2% in Japan. South Korea and Australia also dropped, as did oil and gold prices.
Earlier on Monday, US markets closed lower after the blasts accelerated a sell-off started by weak economic data.
Analysts said that investors would be more risk averse（风险规避） in coming sessions and would focus on Asia's problem areas.
"This is a kind of unknown-unknown event and a stark reminder that the world continues to remain unsafe," said Vishnu Varathan of Japanese bank Mizhuo.
"While it has happened far away from Asia, it is likely to trigger concerns and fears over Asia's known-unknowns.
"You have the Korean peninsula tensions, the territorial dispute between China and Japan, and other issues in the China Sea which all pose risks if they flare up," he added.