Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Tuesday, with worries about surging coronavirus cases in the U.S. and rising tension between Washington and Beijing keeping investors nervous. Brexit talks and U.S. stimulus negotiations also remained on investors' radar.
Chinese shares finished lower on worries that U.S. sanctions could be extended to banks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index ended down 6.43 points, or 0.19 percent, at 3,410.18, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 202.29 points, or 0.76 percent, to 26,304.56.
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