Investors' concerns over the coronavirus pandemic persist as the Dutch government decided to extend lockdown measures until the end of the month.
Equities on the Asian markets traded mixed on Tuesday after Japan's Cabinet Office released its final fourth-quarter GDP data, revised downwards compared to the preliminary report, still showing the value of goods and services in the country rising by 11.7 percent over the year.
The DAX was down by 0.25 percent at the opening bell, while the FTSE 100 declined 0.25 percent, and the CAC 40 in Paris stood flat. The euro gained 0.34 percent against the greenback, changing hands for 1.18854, while the British pound advanced 0.45 percent to go for $1.38804 concurrently.
South Korea's Kospi lost 0.52 percent, while Japan's Nikkei 225 went up by 0.92 percent, with the Australian S&P 200, increasing 0.50 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.58 percent. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite decreased by 0.18 percent, with the Shenzhen Composite down by 0.44 percent.