• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 122.65 points, or 0.61 percent, to close at 19,971.13, the S&P500 .SPX lost 13.79 points, or 0.60 percent, to 2,280.9 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 47.07 points, or 0.83 percent, to 5,613.71.
Major U.S. stock indexes posted their largest drop so far in 2017 on Monday as investors worried that a curb on immigration ordered by Donald Trump was a reminder that some of the U.S. president's policies are not market-friendly.
• Markets in Asia opened lower on Tuesday, with Japanese shares selling off more than 1 percent on the back of a stronger yen, and ahead of a monetary policy decision from the Bank of Japan.
The Nikkei Stock Average was down 1.08 percent, while the Topix fell 1.06 percent. The yen strengthened against the dollar, climbing from levels near 115.20 to around 113.68 in morning trade.
• The Bank of Japan, or BOJ, is set to announce its monetary policy decision later in the day. Analysts expect the statement to be a "non-event," noting that there would be a big surprise in the market if there were changes to the policy settings - such as deeper negative rates, increased exchange traded funds (ETF) buying or changes to the yield targeting.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
Thai
Eng