Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investor risk appetite was dealt a triple blow over developments in Iraq, Ukraine and Argentina.
China�s Shanghai Composite declined 0.63 percent or 13.07 points at 2,072.91. Hong Kong�s Hang Seng shed 0.40 percent or 93.65 points at 23,207.02.
Japan�s Nikkei rose 0.54 percent or 81.27 points at 15,014.56. Singapore�s Straits Times was down 0.40 percent or 13.28 points at 3,276.98.
South Korea�s Seoul Composite added 0.22 percent or 4.37 points at 1,997.96. Taiwan�s Taiwan Weighted was flat at 9,210.60.
