Asian markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday tracking an overnight rally in technology shares on Wall Street and after US President-elect Donald Trump denied a newspaper report that his team is looking into scaling back his promise to impose universal tariffs on imports. Japanese shares led regional gains as a weaker yen boosted export-related shares. Moreover, Chinese shares gained even after the United States' decision to blacklist several Chinese firms, including tech giant Tencent Holdings, alleging their involvement with the Chinese military. Although, investors are cautiously awaiting the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's December policy meeting due on Wednesday followed by the US non-farm payrolls report due on Friday.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,229.64 | 22.72 | 0.70 |
| Hang Seng | 19,447.58 | -240.71 | -1.24 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,083.28 | 2.81 | 0.04 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,629.79 | 4.32 | 0.27 |
| Nikkei 225 | 40,083.30 | 776.25 | 1.94 |
| Straits Times | 3,828.17 | 6.33 | 0.17 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,492.10 | 3.46 | 0.14 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 23,651.27 | 103.56 | 0.44 |
