Asian equity markets ended mostly in red on Tuesday as shares in Shanghai extended Monday's plunge and a diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and Iran deepened with a number of Saudi Arabia's allies curbing their diplomatic links with Iran in protest at the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. However, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) injected 100 billion yuan ($15.3 billion) into domestic markets and the yuan firmed against the dollar on suspected intervention by the central bank, helping limit overall losses to some extent. China's Shanghai Composite index ended a rollercoaster session lower despite state-controlled funds stepping in to help prop up the market and the securities regulator signaling a ban on share sales will remain beyond this week's expiration date.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,287.71 | -8.55 | -0.26 |
| Hang Seng | 21,188.72 | -138.40 | -0.65 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,557.82 | 31.90 | 0.70 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,665.70 | 12.33 | 0.75 |
| Nikkei 225 | 18,374.00 | -76.98 | -0.42 |
| Straits Times | 2,834.23 | -1.74 | -0.06 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,930.53 | 11.77 | 0.61 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,075.11 | -39.15 | -0.48 |