China
Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.25 percent to 4,214.49 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.47 percent lower at 15,824.92 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.15 percent to close at 3,934.88 points.
Chinese shares close mixed Tuesday
Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield hit 2.54 percent on Tuesday, the highest level since June 1997, according to a Nikkei report.
Continued turmoil in the Middle East has driven up crude oil prices, fueling market concerns over accelerating inflation in Japan and triggering a sustained sell-off in government bonds.
Data recently released by Japan's Ministry of Finance shows that the country's total government debt, including government bonds, borrowings, and short-term government securities, reached 1,343.84 trillion yen (about 8.54 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of March 2026, marking a record high for the 10th consecutive year.
Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 29-year high
