MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS barely budged after two days of gains.
Japanese stocks dropped on Tuesday in thin trade after Wall Street fell, while a stronger yen hurt sentiment and insurers took a breather from recent gains.
The Nikkei slipped 0.3 percent to 18,307.04.
China's blue-chip CSI300 index on Tuesday rose seventh straight day to strike an 11-month high, with big-cap industry leaders easily outperforming growth stocks.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.8 percent, to 3,564.04 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2 percent to 3,282.92points.
Reference: Reuters
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