Visitors stand in front of an electronic ticker at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.
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Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region were up on Tuesday after sharp falls on Monday.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose 0.65% and the Topix index gained 0.66%. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.46%.
The South Korean Kospi rose slightly and the Kosdaq gained 0.64%.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside of Japan was about flat. China will release its industrial earnings data later on Tuesday.
Overnight in the United States, major stock market indices fell. The S&P 500 slid 1.03% to 3,655.04, a new closing low for 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell into a bear market after falling 329.60 points, or 1.11%, to 29,260.81. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6% to 10,802.92.
“Bond and equity selling continued as sterling weakness highlighted the fragility of markets in the face of political uncertainty,” analysts at ANZ Research wrote in a note. Tuesday, a day after the pound hit an all-time high.
– CNBC’s Sarah Min and Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.
