Asia-Pacific markets ended Tuesday in the red.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 folded 1,759.52 points, or 2.5%, to 67,460.73
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng forged ahead 17.92 points, or 0.1%, to 25,461.15.
In other markets;
In Shanghai, the CSI index docked 15.29 points, or 0.3%, to 4,725.81.
In Korea, the Kospi returned after a long weekend to jettison 108.11 points, or 1.6%, to 6,869.83.
In Singapore, the Straits Times index dropped 67.06 points, or 1.6%, to 5,701.40.
In Taiwan, the Taiex index withered 548.59 points, or 1.2%, to 45,308.68
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 recovered 144.2 points, or 1.1%, to 13,866.18
In Australia, the ASX lost 3.14 points to 9,070.04.
