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• European markets open higher Tuesday as investors focus on earnings ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.2 percent higher with almost every sector trading in positive territory.

• Asian shares fell on Tuesday after investors took profits in high-flying U.S. technology shares on fears of stiffer regulation as Facebook came under fire following reports it allowed improper access to user data.

The retreat came as investors braced for new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s first policy meeting starting later in the day and amid concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump could impose additional protectionist trade measures.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.4 percent. Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.0 percent.

• Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as domestic tech stocks tracked U.S. counterparts’ declines on Wall Street, but declines were limited as investors refrained from taking large positions before the Federal Reserve meeting.

The Nikkei dropped 0.5 percent to 21,380.97. The broader Topix shed 0.2 percent to 1,716.29.

• China stocks erased early losses to end higher on Tuesday, led by healthcare companies, and as Beijing pledges further market opening as talk of trade war mounts.

At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.3 percent at 3,290.64, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.08 percent at 4,077.70.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC