News Snapshot:
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Tuesday morning trade as investors look ahead to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest rate decision. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 slipped 0.1% while the Topix index shed 0.35%. South Korea’s Kospi edged fractionally lower. Elsewhere, Australia stocks rose as the S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.76%. In Southeast Asia, Singapore’s Straits Times index climbed 0.34%. Markets in Hong Kong and mainland China are closed on Tuesday for a holiday. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.15% higher. Oil prices were higher in the morning of Asia trading hours on Tuesday,...
