Asian markets settled mostly down on Tuesday ahead of slew of central bank policy meetings in Japan, the United States, and UK and mega-cap US tech earnings this week. Many investors were expecting no change in interest rates for July by US Federal reserve. Market sentiments weakened further as Germany reported that its economy contracted in the last quarter. Chinese and Hong Kong shares dropped ahead of Chinese factory activity data due this week. Although, Japanese shares gained after data showed Japan’s jobless rate dipped to 2.5% in June from 2.6% in the previous month, marking the first improvement in five months.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,879.30 | -12.55 | -0.44 |
| Hang Seng | 17,002.91 | -235.43 | -1.38 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,241.86 | -47.04 | -0.65 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,611.94 | -12.62 | -0.78 |
| Nikkei 225 | 38,525.95 | 57.32 | 0.15 |
| Straits Times | 3,441.77 | -2.41 | -0.07 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,738.19 | -27.34 | -1.00 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 22,223.57 | 59.08 | 0.27 |
