Asian markets ended mostly down on Tuesday with caution ahead of critical US economic reports, including Friday's non-farm payrolls report for August to gauge the size of the Federal Reserve's rate cut later this month. Japanese shares declined as the yen rebounded from a two-week low against the US dollar. Chinese and Hong Kong shares fell, dragged by banking and energy shares and disappointing China August manufacturing activity data. Moreover, Seoul shares dropped after data showed South Korea's headline inflation eased from 2.6% to 2% in August, marking its lowest level on a year-on-year basis since March 2021.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,802.98 | -8.06 | -0.29 |
| Hang Seng | 17,651.49 | -40.48 | -0.23 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,616.52 | -78.01 | -1.02 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,676.65 | -1.54 | -0.09 |
| Nikkei 225 | 38,686.31 | -14.56 | -0.04 |
| Straits Times | 3,480.34 | 17.26 | 0.50 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,664.63 | -16.37 | -0.61 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 22,092.21 | -142.89 | -0.65 |
