Asian markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday as worries about rising coronavirus cases and extension of lockdown restrictions offset signs of the US economy accelerating out of recession. Chinese market ended in red after the country's central bank asked the nation's major lenders to curtail loan growth for the rest of this year to bring the housing boom under control. Hong Kong was closed for a holiday. Japanese market ended lower on profit taking, after three days of gains, as data showed household spending plunged 6.6 percent year-on-year in February, marking the third consecutive monthly drop.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,482.97 | -1.42 | -0.04 |
| Hang Seng | -- | -- | -- |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,002.77 | 32.48 | 0.54 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,578.91 | -5.33 | -0.34 |
| Nikkei 225 | 29,696.63 | -392.62 | -1.30 |
| Straits Times | 3,207.63 | -2.11 | -0.07 |
| KOSPI Composite | 3,127.08 | 6.25 | 0.20 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 16,739.87 | 168.59 | 1.02 |
