Asian markets settled mixed on Tuesday due to escalating tariff-related worries, while the US President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and warned that the US economy will slow unless interest rates are lowered immediately. Chinese and Hong Kong shares rose amid expectations that Chinese policymakers will unveil more stimulus in coming months, and China kept benchmark lending rates steady for the sixth successive month as expected. Meanwhile, Japanese shares declined as the yen hit a fresh seven-month high against the US dollar amid rising consensus that the Bank of Japan will continue hiking interest rates in 2025.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,299.76 | 8.33 | 0.25 |
| Hang Seng | 21,562.32 | 167.18 | 0.78 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,538.27 | 92.30 | 1.41 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,486.25 | -13.22 | -0.88 |
| Nikkei 225 | 34,220.60 | -59.32 | -0.17 |
| Straits Times | 3,795.41 | 36.19 | 0.95 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,486.64 | -1.78 | -0.07 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 18,793.43 | -312.77 | -1.66 |
