Asian markets settled mostly down on Tuesday tracking Wall Street's overnight falls on uncertainty over the path of US Fed’s interest rates. Hong Kong shares fell after Beijing set a widely-expected 5% growth target for 2024 at a key parliament meeting that missed some investors' expectations for stimulus measures. Seoul shares dragged down by technology shares, while investors are cautiously awaiting two-day testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Japan’s Nikkei average ended almost flat after hitting a fresh record the previous day.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,047.79 | 8.48 | 0.28 |
| Hang Seng | 16,162.64 | -433.33 | -2.68 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,247.46 | -29.29 | -0.40 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,536.98 | -2.29 | -0.15 |
| Nikkei 225 | 40,097.63 | -11.60 | -0.03 |
| Straits Times | 3,107.10 | -15.11 | -0.49 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,649.40 | -24.87 | -0.94 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 19,386.92 | 81.61 | 0.42 |
