06:47 AM EDT, 09/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets largely fell back Tuesday as oil prices and bond yields remain firm at relatively high levels, and as tech issues wavered.

Hong Kong and Tokyo finished in the red, while Shanghai eked out a gain after Beijing vowed to boost support for the economy and the real estate sector. Other regional exchanges were mixed on the downside.

Brent crude oil futures were 0.2% lower at $105.05 a barrel, during Asian market hours.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened lower and lost ground, finishing off 0.6% as many shares traded ex-dividend.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 396.35 to 65,481.27, as losing issues outnumbered gainers 171 to 52.

Leading the upside was Tokai Carbon, up 4.8%, while Chugai Pharmaceutical declined 4.2%.

In economic news, yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds held near 3.09%, still testing 30-year highs.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened lower and stalled, closing down 0.5% despite strength in property shares.

The broad gauge Hang Seng fell 118.94 to 24,523.57, as losing issues outnumbered gainers 53 to 39. The Hang Seng TECH Index lost 1.1% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index rose 2.4%.

Leading the upside was real estate developer Longfor, gaining 5.9%, while Geely Automobile declined 7.4%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.2% to 3,830.45.

On Monday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting to discuss measures to boost the nation's economy and stabilize the real estate market, reported the state-run Xinhua news agency.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI fell 0.3%; the Taiwan TWSE declined 0.8%; the Australian ASX 200 rose 0.3%; the Singapore Straits Times Index fell 0.3%, and the Thai Set declined 0.5%. In Mumbai, the Sensex was down 0.3%.

The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index fell 0.7% on the day.

In other economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its key policy rate to 4.60% from 4.35%, marking the highest rate since 2011. The central bank cited inflation for the rate increase.

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