Asia-Pacific stocks mostly decreased Tuesday, Sept. 5, Japanese shares climbing for the seventh day.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HK:HSI fell 2.1% to 18,456.91, while Japan's Nikkei 225 Index JP:NIK added 0.3% to 33,036.76.
The Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP of Chinese companies weakened 0.7% to 3,154.37, and The FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI of Singapore stocks dropped 0.3% to 3,229.02. South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 dropped 0.1% to 2,582.18, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO weakened 0.1% to 7,314.30.
Of the the Hang Seng Index constituents, property managers company Country Garden Svcs HK:6098 saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares gained 2.0%.
Shares of renewable energy generation firm China Resources Power HK:836 and optical instruments company Sunny Optical Technology HK:2382 rose 1.4% and 0.4%, respectively.
Shares of travel agencies company Trip.com Group HK:9961 saw the largest decline in Hong Kong, as shares declined 7.8% on Tuesday.
Shares of cell/mobile phones firm Xiaomi HK:1810 and gas utilities company ENN Energy Holdings HK:2688 weakened 6.6% and 6.2%, respectively.
Of the Nikkei 225 Index constituents, shipbuilding company Mitsui E&S JP:7003 saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares increased 4.2%.
Shares of passive components firm Taiyo Yuden JP:6976 and real estate services/transactions company Sumitomo Realty & Devt JP:8830 gained 4.1% and 3.1%, respectively.
Also in Japan, ferrous metals company JFE Holdings JP:5411 saw the largest decrease Tuesday, as shares weakened 6.1%
Shares of cement/ready-mix concrete firms Sumitomo Osaka Cement JP:5232 Taiheiyo Cement JP:5233 declined 2.7% and 2.3%, respectively.
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