BANGKOK – Shares were mostly lower Tuesday in Asia as worries over fresh outbreaks of coronavirus cases overshadowed hopes over reopening economies.
Japan's benchmark ended lower after briefing logging gains, while shares fell in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney. That followed a mixed session on Wall Street, where gains for technology and health care stocks helped offset more prevalent losses elsewhere.
Optimism over plans for reopening in many countries after shutdowns aimed at battling the pandemic has taken some hits from reports of new waves of infections in states and countries that are further ahead in lifting lockdown measures.