Asian stock markets settled lower on Tuesday. Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 plunged 306.95 points or 2.03 percent to settle at 14,804.28.
While China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite lost 17.07 points or 0.72 percent to close at 2,339.66. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 18.32 points or 0.08 percent to end at 23,088.58.
Singapore's Straits Times gained 21.69 points or 0.68 percent to end at 3,202.74. South Korea's KOSPI lost 14.78 points or 0.77 percent to end at 1,915.28. Taiwan's TAIEX lost 8.50 points or 0.1 percent to end at 8,654.64.