Asian markets ended mixed in thin trade on Tuesday, with several Asia-Pacific markets such as China, South Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia were closed for the Lunar New Year holidays. Meanwhile, investors were cautious on renewed concerns about US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and investors awaited cues from this week's US Fed and ECB meetings. Japanese shares declined amid heavyweight chip-related shares extended losses for the second day by tracking an overnight drop in the tech-heavy Nasdaq index in the Wall Street market, as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s challenge to America’s global leadership in artificial intelligence threatens Asian tech companies part of the United States.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Hang Seng | 20,225.11 | 27.34 | 0.14 |
| Jakarta Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| KLSE Composite | 1,552.69 | -6.28 | -0.40 |
| Nikkei 225 | 39,016.87 | -548.93 | -1.41 |
| Straits Times | 3,801.07 | 4.36 | 0.11 |
| KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Taiwan Weighted | -- | -- | -- |
