The benchmark is below the record high of 727.31 touched last week but up 8.5 per cent so far in January, on track for its fourth straight monthly rise
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.15%, while stocks in the Philippines touched a one-year peak
Narrowing polls have led markets to price in more risk over the possibility that Donald Trump might win the US election
Special focus will be on China's B Share market, which was trading up around 0.8% on Tuesday after tumbling more than 6% on Monday
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.4 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei futures slipped 0.9 per cent
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.4 per cent while Japan's Nikkei futures slipped 0.6 per cent
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.4 per cent while Japan's Nikkei futures slipped 0.7 per cent
Sources have said that BoJ policymakers may consider deepening negative interest rates
Beijing reported imports rose 1.5 per cent in August from a year ago, confounding forecasts of a 4.9 per cent
Beijing reported imports rose 1.5 per cent in August from a year ago, confounding forecasts of a 4.9 per cent drop
Japan's Nikkei stock index surged 1.1 per cent to three-month highs
Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said on Friday that the US economy was strong enough for significantly higher interest rates