Mumbai, Sept 2 : Markets are abuzz with activity in Mumbai ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, which begins on Wednesday.

Markets were decorated beautifully as shopkeepers displayed their wares in interesting ways to attract the customers.

Miniature temples, crowns, thrones to seat the Ganesha idols, and an array of varied decorative items are some of the items that are most sought after.

For the people, the festival is an occasion of great joy and even the hike in prices of the materials because of inflation could do little to dampen their festive spirits.

After opening the day on subdued note on Monday (Sep 01) following the

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday, but gains were limited due to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's sudden resignation announcement the previous day.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 63.11 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 12,897.29.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 8.1 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 1,238.74.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 108.05-10 yen, up from Monday's 5 pm quote of 107.71-73 yen.

Beijing - Shares on China's main stock market lost more than 3 per cent of their value Monday, following similar falls in other Asian markets.

The key Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks shares traded in local and foreign currency, lost 72.23 points to end the day at 2,325.14, down 3.01 per cent.