Stocks in Asia-Pacific mostly advanced Tuesday with Chinese mainland shares leading gains.
The Nikkei 225 kept its win streak intact, gaining 117.43 points, or 0.4%, to 29,505.93.
The Japanese yen traded at 104.81 per U.S. dollar after strengthening from levels around 105.6 against the greenback yesterday.
The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong hiked 156.72 points, or 0.5%, to 29,476.19.
Shares of oil companies in Asia-Pacific were mixed, with Australia’s Santos giving up gains to close down 0.3% while Beach Energy declined 2.4%. Japan’s Inpex advanced 2.87% while Fuji Oil added 1.2%. Hong Kong-listed shares of PetroChina jumped 2.9% in late-afternoon trade while CNOOC shares rose 3.5%.
The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7716, above levels below $0.764 seen late last week.
In other markets
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 leaped 121.69 points, or 2.2%, to 5,686.25.
Markets in Taiwan remained shuttered for holiday.
In Korea, the Kospi Index dipped 6.07 points, or 0.2%, to 3,084.67
In Singapore, the Straits Times eked higher 3.87 points, or 0.1%, to 2,935.27
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 returned from a long weekend to dump 126.18 points, or 1%, to 12,927.69
In Australia, the ASX 200 subtracted 59.45 points, or 0.9%, to 6,821.23.
