KUALA LUMPUR
AT 5pm on Tuesday, there were 293 gainers, 345 losers and 269 counters traded unchanged on the Bursa Malaysia.
The FBM-KLCI was at 1,233.86 down 1.36 points, the FBMACE was at 4,281.95 up 18.10 points, and the FBMEmas was at 8,303.32 down 16.30 points.
Turnover was at 773.395 million shares valued at RM1.515 billion.
HONG KONG
Hong Kong shares rose 1.22 per cent on Tuesday on profit-taking after three-straight days of big losses.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index advanced 239.39 points to end at 19,790.28. Turnover was HK$61.65 billion (S$11.26 billion).
SHANGHAI
China's key stock index edged up 0.47 per cent on Tuesday, with financial shares mostly firmer although a major new listing by China First Heavy Industries continued a string of disappointing market debuts while turnover shrank to an 11-month low.
The Shanghai Composite Index ended at 2,948.842 points, after moving within a narrow range.
Gaining Shanghai A shares outnumbered losers by 532 to 353, while turnover slipped to less than 68 billion yuan (US$9.96 billion) from Monday's 73 billion yuan.
TOKYO
Japanese stocks slipped 0.19 per cent on Tuesday as some exporters dropped on a strong yen and continued fears over Europe's debt problems.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 18.92 points to 9,932.90. The broader Topix index of all first-section shares lost 1.44 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 881.57. -- AFP, BERNAMA
