Asian markets end mostly higher on Tuesday

Asian equity markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday as gains in health-care shares overshadowed losses in raw-material producers. China stocks closed higher after lawmakers approved a proposal to reform stock listings and the People's Bank of China said it would ‘flexibly’ use various policy tools to maintain appropriate liquidity and keep the Yuan stable. Japanese shares ended a choppy session higher as investors bought domestically-focused stocks and avoided taking large positions as the year draws to a close. Hong Kong stocks ended modestly higher, helped by calmer trading in mainland China after a sharp fall in the previous session.