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Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday after a mixed session on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones rise and the Nasdaq fall as investors moved away from technology stocks.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.29%, after falling for three consecutive sessions.
Japan Nikki 225 The Topix index fell by 1.29% and fell by 0.95%. South Korea Cosby It traded around the flat line, while the KOSDAC added 0.32%. Data from the London Stock Exchange showed that the yield on 40-year Japanese government bonds rose to 2.755, its highest level ever since 2007.
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Mainland China's CSI 300, +0.15%, rose 0.24%.
Investors will continue to monitor the Indian rupee after it fell to a record low against the US dollar. India on Monday announced inflation data for December, which fell for the second straight month year-on-year, coming in slightly below expectations at 5.22%, strengthening the case for possible interest rate cuts.
Thailand will release its Consumer Confidence Index for December.
Overnight in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose, outperforming the market, while the Nasdaq Composite fell as traders continued to sell off key technology stocks that fueled the bull market.
The 30-stock Dow Jones Index rose 358.67 points, or 0.86%, to close at 42,297.12 as investors turned to non-technology stocks such as Caterpillar, JPMorgan and United Health. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq index, which was dominated by technology stocks, fell 0.38% to 19,088.10 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.16%, closing at 5,836.22.
All three indices have seen declines over the past two weeks, with technology stocks doing most of the damage.
CNBC's Hakyung Kim and Brian Evans contributed to this report.
