Asian markets made a mixed on Tuesday

Asian equity markets ended mixed on Tuesday after crude oil prices which have been on the decline lately, rose in US trading session. Japanese shares though declined to a 7-1/2-week low, as investors avoided riskier assets ahead of the historic Federal Reserve meeting ending Wednesday. The US central bank is widely expected to raise its target range for the federal funds rate to 0.25-0.50 percent, bringing an end to the seven-year period of near-zero interest rates. Chinese stocks too ended slightly lower, with a correction in banking and resource shares countering a surge in property firms that was triggered by hopes of more support measures for the real estate market.