Asian stock markets are trading lower on Tuesday. Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 fell 10.72 points or 0.06 percent to trade at 19,144.31.
China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite fell 10.56 points or 0.33 percent to trade at 3,142.41. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 44.57 points or 0.2 percent to trade at 22,388.45.
Singapore's Straits Times declined 2.78 points or 0.09 percent to trade at 2,949.41. Taiwan's TAIEX gained 9.27 points or 0.1 percent to trade at 9,359.21.
On the other hand, South Korea's KOSPI rose 1.64 points or 0.08 percent to trade at 2,028.88.