Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Tuesday as investors appear to look past U.S. President Donald Trump's on-again-off-again tariffs and await a slew of economic data releases out of China.
Investors are also awaiting a busy week for second-quarter earnings season from Wall Street, and a key inflation reading, after all three key benchmarks in the U.S. ended Monday's session higher.
Asia-Pacific markets open mixed
Asia-Pacific markets started the day mixed Tuesday.
As of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time (8.10 p.m. Monday ET), Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark was flat while the broader Topix index added 0.32%.
In South Korea, the Kospi index was down 0.31% while the small-cap Kosdaq moved up 0.26%.
Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark advanced 0.66%.
Source: CNBC
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