Asian stock markets closeds harply higher on Tuesday, shrugging off one Chinese factory survey that did little to ease persistent concerns about cooling growth in the economy, while a private survey showed a hint of stabilisation.
Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 gained 264.93 points or 1.34 percent to settle at 20,012.40. China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite rose 10.90 points or 0.32 percent to close at 3,456.31. Hong Kong's Hang Seng went up 384.93 points or 1.75 percent to end at 22,381.35.
While Singapore's Straits Times gained 14.32 points or 0.5 percent to end at 2,870.26. South Korea's KOSPI rose 31.96 points or 1.6 percent to end at 2,023.93. Taiwan's TAIEX rose 142.69 points or 1.71 percent to end at 8,463.30.