Stocks in the Asia-Pacific were mixed Tuesday as investors digest the Bank of Japan’s summary of opinions and look ahead to the U.S. midterm elections.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 leaped 344.47 points, or 1.3%, to 27,872.11.
The Bank of Japan released a summary of opinions of board members from its monetary policy meeting in October, when it left interest rates unchanged while global peers took on jumbo rate hikes. Nintendo will report quarterly earnings later in the day.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng changed direction and lost 38.6 points, or 0.2%, to 16,557.31.
In other markets
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 ditched 25.97 points, or 0.7%, to 3,749.33.
In Taiwan, the Taiex rumbled 124.03 points, or 0.9%, higher to 13,347.96.
In Korea, the Kospi index gained 27.25 points, or 1.2%, to 2,399.04.
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index added 4.52 points, or 0.1%, to 3,145.83.
In Australia, the ASX 200 moved ahead 25.17 points, or 0.4%, to 6,958.87.
Markets in New Zealand were shuttered for holiday.