Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday, a day after the region saw all its major indexes end the day in negative territory.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index fell 39.28 points, or 0.1%, to 33,408.39.
Earlier on Tuesday, oil prices eased somewhat lower after Qatar said the truce between Israel and Hamas has been extended by a further two days.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng tumbled 170.92 points, or 1%, to 17,354.14, also extending its losses from Monday,
Australian stocks gained ground ahead of its October inflation readings on Wednesday.
In other markets
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 inched ahead 6.58 points, or 0.2%, to 3,518.52.
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index lost 20.48 points or 0.7%, to 3,065.94.
In Taiwan, the Taiex regrouped 203.83 points, on 1.2%, to 17,341.25.
In Korea, the Kospi index was higher 26.1 points, or 1.1%, to 2,521.76.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 recovered 81.58 points, or 0.7%, to 11,237.38.
In Australia, the ASX 200 gained 27.58 points, or 0.4%, to 7,015.22.
