hong kongs hang seng index hkhsi declined 08 to 2157764 while the nikkei 225 index jpnik of japanese companies increased 12 to 2613868 chinas shanghai composite index cnshcomp weakened 01 to 322424 and singapores ftse straits times index sgsti fell 01 to 328051 the kospi composite index kr180721 of south korean stocks fell 09 to 237939 while the spasx 200 benchmark index auxjo of australian stocks was flat at 738630 among the hang seng index constituents aluminum company china hongqiao group hk1378 saw the largest increase tuesday as shares rose 25 shares of optical instruments firm sunny optical technology hk2382 and sporting goods stores company li ning hk2331 gained 24 and 14 respectively shares of biotechnology company wuxi biologics cayman hk2269 saw the largest decline in hong kong as shares weakened 61 on tuesday shares of glassglass products firm xinyi glass holdings hk868 and portable power tools company techtronic industries hk669 fell 51 and 41 respectively among nikkei 225 index constituents industrial electrical equipment company yaskawa electric jp6506 saw the largest increase tuesday as shares gained 41 shares of passive components firm taiyo yuden jp6976 and passenger cars company mazda motor jp7261 added 41 and 39 respectively also in japan commercial banking company chiba bank jp8331 saw the largest decline tuesday as shares weakened 34 shares of commercial banking firms concordia financial group jp7186 shizuoka financial group jp5831 dropped 26 and 24 respectively editors note this story was autogenerated by automated insights an automation technology provider using data from dow jones and factset see our market data terms of use