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This post was originally published on this siteJapan shares up despite gloomy manufacturing survey
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Japanese shares opened higher on Tuesday despite a key survey showing that manufacturers’ confidence fell the most in a year this month.
The Reuters Tankan – which closely tracks the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey – showed slumping corporate morale after China’s stock market sell-off in August.
Investors were also awaiting the outcome of the central bank’s two-day policy review later on Tuesday.
The Nikkei index was up 0.7% to 18,085.
Japan’s central bank is widely expected to maintain its stimulus programme in the world’s third-largest economy, but calls are growing for more measures to boost growth.
Australian shares headed lower as investors turned cautious after the country was set to appoint a new prime minister on Tuesday.
A Liberal Party vote resulted in Malcolm Turnbull ousting Tony Abbott to take the top job, ending months of policy turmoil in Canberra.
The S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.3% to 5,081.30 points in early trade.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index was up 0.1% to 1,933.51.
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