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Adding to the gains in the previous session, the Australian stock market is trading slightly higher on Tuesday after opening in the red, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is staying above the 8,200 level, with gains in mining and energy stocks partially offset by weakness in technology and financial stocks.

The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering almost 1,000 points or 4.6 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 23,100-point plateau although it's likely to open to the downside on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, ahead of key economic and earnings data later this week. The European markets were mixed and flat and the U.S. bourses were solidly lower and the Asian markets are tipped to follow the latter lead.

Ahead of the long break for National Day, the China stock market had tracked higher in nine straight sessions, surging more than 630 points or 23.3 percent in that span. The Shanghai Composite now sits just above the 3,335-point plateau although it's likely to see profit taking on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, ahead of key economic and earnings data later this week. The European markets were mixed and flat and the U.S. bourses were solidly lower and the Asian markets are tipped to follow the latter lead. The SCI finished with huge gains on Sept. 30 with sharp gains across the board, especially among the insurance, resource and property sectors. For the day, the index skyrocketed 248.97 points or 8.06 percent to finish at 3,336.50 after trading between 3,153.70 and 3,358.59. The Shenzhen Composite Index rallied 189.91 points or 10.93 percent to end at 1,927.48. Among the actives, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China added 2.83 percent, while China Construction Bank collected 3.66 percent, China Merchants Bank jumped 5.56 percent, Agricultural Bank of China rose 2.13 percent, Jiangxi Copper rallied 7.96 percent, Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) surged 9.47 percent, Yankuang Energy soared 8.09 percent, PetroChina strengthened 7.64 percent, Huaneng Power spiked 6.49 percent, China Shenhua Energy accelerated 4.28 percent and China Life Insurance, Gemdale, Poly Developments and China Vanke all skyrocketed by the 10 percent daily limit.

The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had dropped more than 630 points or 2.9 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 22,700-point plateau although it's likely to see renewed consolidation on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, ahead of key economic and earnings data later this week. The European markets were mixed and flat and the U.S. bourses were solidly lower and the Asian markets are tipped to follow the latter lead.

The Singapore stock market has moved higher in consecutive trading days, collecting more than 20 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 3,600-point plateau although the rally may stall on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, ahead of key economic and earnings data later this week. The European markets were mixed and flat and the U.S. bourses were solidly lower and the Asian markets are tipped to follow the latter lead.

The Malaysia stock market on Monday snapped the three-day slide in which it had dropped more than 30 points or 1.9 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just above the 1,635-point plateau although it may head south again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, ahead of key economic and earnings data later this week. The European markets were mixed and flat and the U.S. bourses were solidly lower and the Asian markets are tipped to follow the latter lead. The KLCI finished modestly higher on Monday following gains from the plantation stocks and telecoms, while the financial sector came in mixed. For the day, the index picked up 5.32 points or 0.33 percent to finish at 1,635.29 after trading between 1,628.12 and 1,637.29. Among the actives, Axiata slumped 0.82 percent, while Celcomdigi improved 1.38 percent, CIMB Group rose 0.51 percent, Genting strengthened 1.45 percent, Genting Malaysia accelerated 2.12 percent, IOI Corporation added 0.54 percent, Kuala Lumpur Kepong gathered 0.48 percent, Maxis jumped 1.92 percent, MISC advanced 1.04 percent, MRDIY rallied 1.96 percent, Petronas Chemicals gained 0.52 percent, PPB Group spiked 2.78 percent, Press Metal soared 3.66 percent, Public Bank collected 0.66 percent, QL Resources and SD Guthrie both were up 0.21 percent, RHB Bank sank 0.48 percent, Sime Darby surged 4.15 percent, Sunway increased 0.72 percent, Telekom Malaysia climbed 1.40 percent, Tenaga Nasional tumbled 2.10 percent, YTL Corporation perked 0.41 percent, YTL Power retreated 1.11 percent and IHH Healthcare, Maybank and Nestle Malaysia were unchanged.