Asian markets settled mostly higher on Tuesday tracking Wall Street’s gains overnight. Meanwhile investors were awaiting a raft of key US economic data this week for clues on the monetary policy outlook. Investors shrugged off data that showed economic activity in the US manufacturing sector contracted in December for the 10th consecutive month. China's Shanghai Composite index reached its highest levels in more than a decade driven by gains in non-ferrous metals and financials. The South Korean Kospi index broke the 4,500-point mark for the first time, buoyed by gains for semiconductors, brokerages and shipbuilders.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 4,083.67 | 60.25 | 1.50 |
| Hang Seng | 26,710.45 | 363.21 | 1.38 |
| Jakarta Composite | 8,933.61 | 74.42 | 0.83 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,672.35 | -7.97 | -0.47 |
| Nikkei 225 | 52,518.08 | 685.28 | 1.32 |
| Straits Times | 4,739.97 | 59.47 | 1.27 |
| KOSPI Composite | 4,525.48 | 67.96 | 1.52 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 30,576.30 | 471.26 | 1.57 |
