Asia shares suffer fresh spill as virus damage deepens Updated : March 30, 2020 10:02 AM IST There was much uncertainty about whether funds would have to buy or sell for month and quarter end to meet their benchmarks. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 skidded 1.2 percent right from the bell, and Japan’s Nikkei 3.2 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.2 percent, while South Korea shed 2.7 percent.