Asian equity markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday. Japanese shares rallied as the yen pulled back from the previous day's 17-month high against the dollar, lifting shares of exporters as well as recently battered banks. However, Chinese shares succumbed to profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session on the back of encouraging consumer as well as producer price inflation data. China's Shanghai Composite index also dropped on liquidity worries after the country's securities regulator approved seven initial public offerings that will raise a total 2.8 billion yuan ($433 million), too led to drop in Chinese shares.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,023.65 | -10.31 | -0.34 |
| Hang Seng | 20,504.44 | 63.63 | 0.31 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,829.57 | 42.60 | 0.89 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,715.00 | -0.28 | -0.02 |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,928.79 | 177.66 | 1.13 |
| Straits Times | 2,814.65 | 5.41 | 0.19 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,981.32 | 10.95 | 0.56 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,531.18 | -31.41 | -0.37 |