Visitors stands in front of an electronic ticker at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.
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Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Tuesday after sharp falls on Monday.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose 0.61%, and the Topix index gained 0.7%. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.25%. The Shanghai Composite in mainland China rose 0.26% and the Shenzhen Component was 0.314% higher.
South Korea’s Kospi struggled for direction and last lost 0.62%, while the Kosdaq shed 0.74%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index lost 1.06%, with the Hang Seng Tech index down 1.7%.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.29%. China’s industrial profits for January to August fell 2.1% from the same period a year ago, official data showed.
Overnight in the U.S., major stock indexes dropped. The S&P 500 slipped 1.03% to 3,655.04, a new closing low for 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell into a bear market after it lost 329.60 points, or 1.11%, to 29,260.81. The Nasdaq Composite shed 0.6% to 10,802.92.
“The sell-off in bonds and equities continued as sterling’s weakness highlighted the fragility of markets to policy uncertainty,” ANZ Research analysts wrote in a Tuesday note, a day after the pound hit a record low.
— CNBC’s Sarah Min and Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.