Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower in the early deals on Tuesday, tracking cues from Wall Street where stocks ended weak overnight on profit taking. Geopolitical worries, speculation about the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest rates and caution ahead of the upcoming corporate earnings season appear to be prompting investors to refrain from making significant moves. On the regional front, the Japanese stock market declined as a stronger yen weighed on the earnings outlook for Japanese exporters. In the economy report, Japan had a current account surplus of 522.8 billion yen in May that topped forecasts for a surplus of 429.9 billion yen, and was up from 187.4 billion yen in April. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and South Korea are all trading weak. Indonesia is notably higher, while Malaysia and Taiwan are trading marginally higher.
Nikkei 225 tumbled by 16.33 points or 0.11% to 15,363.11, Hang Seng dropped 34.30 points or 0.15% to 23,506.62, KOSPI Index decreased by 3.45 points or 0.17% to 2,001.67, Straits Times shed by 8.81 points or 0.27% to 3,282.76 and Shanghai Composite was down by 3.09 points or 0.15% to 2,056.84.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite gained 46.14 points or 0.92% to 5,035.17, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI improved by 0.92 points or 0.05% to 1,893.42 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 10.16 points or 0.11% to 9,530.36.
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