Epic Asian Markets Update
Japanese shares rose to a new six-month peak on Tuesday thanks to supportive comments from the Bank of Japan, while the rest of the region declined on the back of a negative US lead.
China�s Shanghai Composite shed 0.30 percent or 6.61 points at 2,200.76.
Hong Kong�s Hang Seng plunged 0.78 percent or 187.47 points at 23,851.08.
Japan�s Nikkei rose 0.52 percent or 81.20 points at 15,736.27.
Singapore�s Straits Times was flat at 3,190.98.
South Korea�s Seoul Composite declined 0.57 percent or 11.49 points at 2,019.29.
Taiwan�s Taiwan Weighted fell 0.21 percent or 17.35 points at 8,397.26.