Major stock markets in East Asia and the Pacific traded lower on Tuesday with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in focus.
The DAX added 0.23 percent, while London's FTSE 100 was 0.28 percent higher. The CAC 40 gained 0.26 percent. The euro was 0.16 percent up compared to the dollar, trading for 1.21727. The British pound increased by 0.26 percent against the American currency, to 1.40969.
In Mainland China, the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.18 percent, while the Shenzhen Composite dropped 0.80 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 0.99 percent.
The South Korean Kospi Composite slipped 0.31 percent, while the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia grew 0.79 percent. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was closed for a public holiday.