Asia-Pacific shares were mixed on Tuesday as strong rallies from Chinese real estate companies and Australian miners were offset by muted Japanese and Hong Kong markets.
Mainland China closed in positive territory. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.05% to 3,277.89 and the Shenzhen Component was up about 0.08% at 12,470.11.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng finished the day 1.05% lower.
MSCI broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan decreased 0.02%.
Japan's Nikkei 225 finished flat at 28,868.91 while the Topix index dipped 0.15% to 1,981.96. The Kospi closed higher by 0.22% to settle at 2,533.52.
The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia rose 0.58% to 7,105.4 with the major miners all posting strong returns led by BHP's rise of 4.09% following a sterling full-year profit result.
The annual wholesale price inflation rate in India fell to 13.93% in July from 15.18% in June, according to new data from India's Office of the Economic Adviser, surpassing market estimates of 14.2%.