Japanese stocks are lower as uncertainty persists over the U.S.-Europe trade relations over Greenland.
Auto and electronics stocks are leading declines. Toyota Motor is down 2.0% and Panasonic Holdings is 2.8% lower.
USD/JPY is at 158.13, compared with 157.88 as of Monday's Tokyo stock market close. The 10-year Japanese government bond yield is 3 basis points higher at 2.300%.
Investors are closely watching developments over Greenland as well as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's measures to support the economy ahead of the general election in early February.
The Nikkei Stock Average is down 1.3% at 52888.66.

Sumber : Dow Jones Newswires