Asian markets close Tuesday in red

ANKARA

Major Asian stock markets closed Tuesday in the red as investors were worried about the global economic outlook and monetary policies.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, fell 25 points, or 0.76%, to 3,333.7 at 1013GMT.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange decreased 253.4 points, or 0.94%, to 26,748 at the day’s close.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, declined 358 points or 1.75%, to 20,112.

China’s Shanghai stock exchange struggled the most, going down by 76 points or 2.41%, to 3,070.9

The Indian Sensex benchmark dropped 238 points, or 0.44%, to close at 54,050, while the Singapore index was down 18 points, or 0.58%, to 3,195.