New Delhi - India's benchmark Sensex shed more than 450 points, a loss of 3.48 per cent on Tuesday on heavy selling by funds and investors in blue-chip stocks.

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended morning trading lower Tuesday following the US market's overnight falls.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 238.18 points, or 1.78 per cent, to 13,121.86.

Beijing - China's main stock market soared by nearly 5 per cent on Monday amid a widespread rally led by state-run financial, aviation and property firms, and speculation that the government may try to bolster the real-estate sector.

The key Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks shares traded in local and foreign currency, gained 122.65 points, or 4.59 per cent, to close at 2,792.54.

The smaller Shenzhen Component Index also gained 3.96 per cent, while only eight stocks fell of the 1,581 listed on the two markets.

Hong Kong - Hong Kong stocks jumped by more than 2 per cent Monday as sentiment improved following a week in which shares slipped to their lowest level in three months.

Singapore - A new tradeable index of the 20 biggest Chinese companies on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) was launched on Monday.

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Monday with little trading incentives.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average edged down 8.43 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 13,229.46.