• Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after Wall Street stabilized and the dollar was steady, as anxiety over Donald Trump's setback on healthcare reform gave way to tentative hopes for the U.S. president's planned stimulus policies.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS added 0.5 percent.
• Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded from a more than six-week low on Tuesday as a rally in the yen paused and investors bought high-yield stocks before they went ex-dividend.
The Nikkei rose 1.1 percent to 19,202.87, after plumbing to its lowest since Feb. 9 in the previous session as U.S. President Donald Trump's setback on his healthcare reform bill raised questions about his ability to push through planned stimulus policies.
• China stocks fell on Tuesday on concerns about tightening liquidity conditions after the central bank refrained from injecting short-term funds into the banking system for the third session in a row.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.2 percent to 3,469.81 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.4 percent to 3,252.95.
Hong Kong stocks followed Asian markets higher on Tuesday on cautious hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would be able to pass his planned economic stimulus policies despite last week's defeat on healthcare reform.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.6 percent to 24,345.87 points, while the China Enterprises Index also gained 0.6 percent to 10,425.89, shrugging off weakness in mainland China markets.
Reference:Reuters, CNBC
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