Asian markets settled mostly higher on Tuesday, with the weakness in gold, crude oil, strong corporate earnings report and on optimism over more stimulus measures in mainland China followed by mixed PMI data. Japan's Nikkei advanced to its two-week high level followed by robust industrial production growth. While, investors also digested muted unemployment data and slower than expected retail sales growth. Market also closely monitored currency moves amid reports on intervention of Japanese authorities to support the yen as it tumbled to 160 per dollar.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,104.82 | -8.22 | -0.26 |
| Hang Seng | 17,763.03 | 16.12 | 0.09 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,234.20 | 78.42 | 1.08 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,575.97 | -6.69 | -0.42 |
| Nikkei 225 | 38,405.66 | 470.90 | 1.23 |
| Straits Times | 3,292.69 | 10.64 | 0.32 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,692.06 | 4.62 | 0.17 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 20,396.60 | -98.92 | -0.48 |
