Asian stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday as investors watched the latest developments in the Middle East and looked forward to earnings results from U.
Asian stocks rebounded on Monday, while the dollar, oil and gold all pulled back from their recent highs as fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East ebbed. Investors gravitated back towards riskier assets after Iran played down Israel's reported retaliatory attacks on its soil.
Asian stocks declined on Friday as traders priced in less monetary-policy easing by the Federal Reserve this year and waited for the U.S. earnings season to kick off with large-cap banking names.