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Japan shares up despite gloomy manufacturing survey Chinese shares continue to fall
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Japanese shares headed higher on Tuesday despite a key survey showing that manufacturers' confidence fell the most in a year this month. Chinese shares continued to head lower on Tuesday, extending the previous session's losses.
The Reuters Tankan - which closely tracks the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey - showed slumping corporate morale after China's stock market sell-off in August. The Shanghai Composite was down 3.1% at 3,019.90, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.4% to 21,467.64.
Investors were also awaiting the outcome of the central bank's two-day policy review later on Tuesday. Investors ignored government data that showed that Beijing boosted fiscal spending by 26% in August from a year ago to aid the flagging economy.
The Nikkei index was up 1.6% to 18,256. Regulators tried to ease fears, saying that the crackdown on margin financing would not affect the market.
Japan's central bank is widely expected to maintain its stimulus programme in the world's third-largest economy, but calls are growing for more measures to boost growth. But caution has set in, with many investors remaining on the sidelines ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on whether to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade later this week.
China leads losses Nikkei gain
In China, shares opened lower, extending Monday's losses. Shares in Japan headed higher despite a survey indicating that manufacturers' confidence fell the most in a year this month.
The Shanghai Composite was down 2% to 3,053.07, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was lower by 0.4% to 21,471.42. The Reuters Tankan - which closely tracks the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey - showed slumping morale among businesses.
Australian shares headed lower as investors turned cautious after the country was set to appoint a new prime minister on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the central bank kept its monetary policy unchanged, as widely expected, but warned about exports and production being hit by slowing demand.
A Liberal Party vote resulted in Malcolm Turnbull ousting Tony Abbott to take the top job, ending months of policy turmoil in Canberra. The Nikkei index closed up 0.3% to 18,026.48 - the first gain for four trading days.
The S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.9% to 5,052.90 points. Australian shares headed lower as investors turned cautious after the country appointed a new prime minister on Tuesday.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index was up 0.3% to 1,936.17. A Liberal Party vote resulted in Malcolm Turnbull ousting Tony Abbott to take the top job, potentially ending months of policy turmoil in Canberra.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended down 1.5% at 5,018.40. The benchmark index has lost more than 10% since last month.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index dropped 0.3% to 1,973.56.