Japan's Cabinet Office released its core machinery orders data on late Tuesday evening. Core machinery orders in Japan climbed 4.2% in December, missing expectations for a 4.7% rise, after a 14.4% drop in November.

On a yearly basis, core machinery orders slid 3.6% in December, missing expectations for a 3.1% decrease, after a 1.2% rise in November.

The total number of machinery orders rose 5.4% in December from a month earlier.

Orders from non-manufacturers jumped 8.5% in December, while orders from manufacturers were down 3.4%.