Adding to the losses in the previous session, the Japanese market is notably lower on Thursday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is falling below the 39,400 level, with losses in index heavyweights and technology stocks partially offset by gains in financial stocks.
The stocks markets in the Asia-Pacific region, except the Chinese markets, are up marginally in positive territory on Tuesday, with investors looking ahead to the upcoming monetary policy meetings of several central banks, and some key economic data, for clues about the likely timing of interest rate cuts.
Asian stocks are broadly higher on Monday with investors creating fresh positions amid hopes several central banks across the globe will start reducing interest rates to put struggling economies back on track.