Stocks in Asia are mixed on Tuesday, the.....>

STOCKS: Stocks in Asia are mixed on Tuesday, the broad really seen in Asia-Pac

stocks taking a break. In Japan the Nikkei 225 is up 130 points at 23,845, the

index opened flat and ground higher throughout the session benefitting from a

weaker yen as USD/JPY rose 35 pips on the session to 110.89 after Japanese

FinMin Aso said that USD/JPY at 110.80 was not an issue, but did warn against

large FX moves. This is the first day in 6 that the yen has weakened against the

dollar. 9/11 sectors are in the green, led higher by Consumer Staples and

Consumer Discretionary after several analyst upgrades in the Consumer sector

ahead of earnings season.

- In Austrlaia the ASX200 is down 14 points at 6,063, bouncing off a session low

at 6,042. 8/11 sectors are in the red; Telecoms, Utilities and Energy are the

laggards. European shares provided a negative lead, US markets were closed for

MLK day yesterday. 

- In China the Shanghai Comp is up 10 points, the Hang Seng resumes its rally up

349 points and hitting the highest levels since 2015. US futures are in positive

territory as they return from the MLK day holiday.