Asian markets settled mostly down on Tuesday due to investors’ cautiousness ahead of major events expected around the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering this week, the Korea-US summit scheduled on the October 29 and the US-China summit on the October 30. Investors are also awaiting a slew of central bank meetings and results from mega-cap US technology companies. Japan's Nikkei slipped from record highs due to profit taking and after US President Donald Trump signed a rare metals deal with Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Although, the ASEAN and China today signed an upgraded version of their Free Trade Agreement during the summit in Kuala Lumpur, enhancing cooperation amid global trade tensions.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,988.22 | -8.72 | -0.22 |
| Hang Seng | 26,346.14 | -87.56 | -0.33 |
| Jakarta Composite | 8,092.63 | -24.52 | -0.30 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,613.56 | -4.82 | -0.30 |
| Nikkei 225 | 50,219.18 | -293.14 | -0.58 |
| Straits Times | 4,450.36 | 10.06 | 0.23 |
| KOSPI Composite | 4,010.41 | -32.42 | -0.80 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 27,949.11 | -44.52 | -0.16 |
