The DOW Jones and S&P 500 were trading lower on Tuesday after mixed U.S. data. The DOW Jones closed at 17,814.94, losing -0.02%, the S&P500 was up down -0.12% closing at 2,067.03 points, both declining from the record closings of the previous session. Today data on durable goods orders, initial jobless claims, personal income and spending and reports on new and pending home sales and revised data on consumer sentiment will be published.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng is trading +1.19% at 24,128.67. China's Shanghai Composite closed at 2,604.89 points, a gain of +1.45%. Both indices were supported by U.S. data published earlier in the day as there was a lack of market moving data in the region. Chinese indices have climbed after the central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates for the first time in two years to support growth.

Japan's Nikkei lost -0.14% closing higher at 17,383.58 points weighed by the climbing yen.