Asian markets end mostly lower on Tuesday
Japanese shares fell and the yen strengthened slightly after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged at 0.75% as expected
Asian markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday tracking Wall Street's mixed cues overnight and as International Brent crude prices remained elevated after reports suggested that US President Donald Trump is not satisfied with the Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the two-month war in exchange of delaying nuclear talks. Japanese shares fell and the yen strengthened slightly after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged at 0.75% as expected. Meanwhile, investors were looking ahead to the Fed’s monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, during which outgoing Fed chair Jerome Powell is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 4,078.64 | -7.71 | -0.19 |
| Hang Seng | 25,679.78 | -245.87 | -0.95 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,072.39 | -34.13 | -0.48 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,729.60 | 12.33 | 0.72 |
| Nikkei 225 | 59,917.46 | -619.90 | -1.02 |
| Straits Times | 4,887.69 | -5.04 | -0.10 |
| KOSPI Composite | 6,641.02 | 25.99 | 0.39 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 39,521.73 | -94.90 | -0.24 |
