Several central banks meet this week though most eyes will be on Japan where the BoJ is widely tipped to end eight years of negative interest rates
Japan was also in the global market spotlight amid speculation that the Bank of Japan could exit its ultra-dovish monetary policies at its two-day meeting ending next Tuesday
In Hong Kong, shares of biotech firm WuXi AppTec fell 12% on news that a US-based global trade association representing biotechnology companies sought to “separate” from it
Stocks across the region slipped into the red with investors in cautious mood ahead of key decisions out of Beijing and Tokyo
Hong Kong’s benchmark was the star performer on Tuesday as buyback bets and policy hopes lifted sentiment while the record-breaking Nikkei dipped
Tokyo’s main bourse continued its recent slide following its record run while an uplift in China prices boosted hopes of a consumer turnaround
Shares across the region were in the green with optimism high that central banks are set to U-turn on interest rates soon
Tokyo’s benchmark ended its recent record run, falling back below the 40,000 mark, while Hong Kong and China stocks weakened too
Investors were waiting on big policy moves to emerge out of China’s annual national congress and signs from the US on a rate cuts timetable
Hong Kong’s benchmark slumped, dragging indexes across the region down with it, while Tokyo’s main bourse took a breather
Tokyo’s main benchmark continued its unassailable rise while China and Hong Kong crept ahead on stimulus hopes
Tokyo’s benchmark moved past the historic high set during the 1989 asset bubble while stimulus hopes lifted China and Hong Kong stocks