Japanese stocks rise for fourth day as Hong Kong stocks hold steady

The Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.55% of Chinese companies weakened 1.1% to 3,195.34, and The FTSE Straits Times Index STI, +0.01% of Singapore stocks weakened 0.1% to 3,184.91. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index XJO, +0.32% declined 1.2% to 7,129.60, while South Korea's Korea Exchange was closed.

Of the the Hang Seng Index constituents, building construction company Longfor Group Holdings 960, +0.42% saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares gained 7.8%.

Shares of property managers firm Country Garden Svcs 6098, -1.57% and real estate services/transactions company Country Garden Holdings 2007, -1.73% increased 7.0% and 6.2%, respectively.

Shares of portable power tools company Techtronic Industries 669, -0.60% saw the largest decline in Hong Kong, as shares weakened 4.7% on Tuesday.

Shares of full-service restaurants firm Haidilao Intl Hldg 6862, +0.91% and renewable energy generation company China Resources Power 836, +2.62% weakened 3.3% and 3.0%, respectively.

Among Nikkei 225 Index constituents, diversified holding companies company IHI Corp 7013, +0.89% saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares added 6.1%.

Shares of steel production firm Kobe Steel 5406, +0.16% and diversified holding companies company Mitsui & Co. 8031, +4.29% rose 5.8% and 3.9%, respectively.

Also in Japan, e-commerce company Rakuten Group 4755, +0.02% saw the largest decrease Tuesday, as shares declined 3.3%

Shares of commercial banking firms Shizuoka Financial Group 5831, +0.90% Concordia Financial Group 7186, +1.19% dropped 2.7% and 2.5%, respectively.

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