Sony television sets are displayed at a Tokyo electrics shop. Sony shares yesterday tumbled below ¥1,000 for the first time since 1980 as the Tokyo stock market plunged following a dismal performance from Wall Street and amid global economic concerns
AFP/Tokyo

Asian markets tumbled further yesterday as poor US jobs data added to already weak sentiment caused by Spain’s banking crisis and political uncertainty in Greece.
Dealers were also digesting a string of manufacturing figures from Asia to the US that pointed to a global economic slowdown.
Tokyo ended 1.71%, or 144.62 points, lower at 8,295.63, with electronics giant Sony the stand-out loser as it fell below ¥1,000 for the first time since 1980, ending at ¥996.
Seoul fell 2.80%, shedding 51.38 points to close at 1,783.13, while Sydney slipped 1.94%, or 78.9 points, to 3,985.0.
Hong Kong tumbled 2.01%, or 372.75 points, to 18,185.59 and Shanghai was down 2.73%, or 64.89 points, at 2,308.55.
Washington said on Friday that the economy added a meagre 69,000 jobs in May—the slowest rise for 12 months—while the unemployment rate rose for the first time in almost a year, to 8.2%.
The Labour Department also slashed its estimate of April job gains by 33%, to 77,000. The market has softened in recent months, from an average gain of 226,000 in the first three months of the year.
The disappointing numbers came after the government said the world’s largest economy slowed from an annual growth rate of 3.0% in the final quarter of 2011 to a 1.9% pace in January-March, too weak a pace to dent unemployment.
They also compounded investor woes after purchasing manager indices for May from China, India, the eurozone and the US all came in lower, underlining the weak state of the global economy.
Global markets have been sent into a tailspin as Europe’s debt troubles returned to the fore last month after a general election in Greece saw a strong showing for anti-austerity parties, while a bank crisis in Spain has left the already beleaguered economy teetering.
Attention will turn to the weekend when Greece will hold a second election, with markets hoping for a victory for pro-austerity groups.
Economists fear a victory for anti-austerity parties could see Athens tear up a bailout deal and end up leaving the eurozone.
Elsewhere in Asia, Singapore closed down 1.70%, or 46.81 points, to 2,698.90; Taipei fell 2.98%, or 211.43 points, to 6,894.66; Indonesian shares fell by 145.18 points, or 3.82%, to 3,654.58; Manila slumped 3.40%, or 172.24 points, to 4,890.20; and Kuala Lumpur stocks ended down 18.41 points, or 1.17%, at 1,555.18.
Wellington and Bangkok were closed for public holidays.