Asian markets ended mostly down on Tuesday, with Chinese and Hong Kong markets declining due to China's property sector woes as the Hong Kong court had ordered liquidation of battered Chinese property giant Evergrande. Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East has also dampened market sentiments. Meanwhile, investors are cautious ahead of US Federal Reserve and Bank of England policy meetings this week. However, Japanese markets gained slightly after data showed Japan's jobless rate declined to 2.4% in December from the previous month.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,830.53 | -52.83 | -1.87 |
| Hang Seng | 15,703.45 | -373.79 | -2.38 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,192.22 | 35.04 | 0.49 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,512.75 | -2.64 | -0.17 |
| Nikkei 225 | 36,065.86 | 38.92 | 0.11 |
| Straits Times | 3,150.04 | 9.73 | 0.31 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,498.81 | -1.84 | -0.07 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 18,034.63 | -85.00 | -0.47 |
