Asian markets mixed ahead of key US, China data

Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as traders await key economic data out of the United States and China later in the week and the start of the corporate earnings season.

Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as traders await key economic data out of the United States and China later in the week and the start of the corporate earnings season.

US stocks managed to eke out moderate gains in choppy trade Tuesday as investors weighed an unexpected growth pickup in the services sector and Europe’s long-running financial crisis.