Asia-Pacific stocks rise on Tuesday as Japan revised its GDP figures

Asia stocks were higher on Tuesday, as Japan released revised gross domestic product figures for the second quarter.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 advanced 0.8% to close at 23,274.13 while the Topix index ended the trading day 0.69% higher at 1,620.89.

Elsewhere, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed 0.14% higher at 24.624.34.

Mainland Chinese stocks edged higher on the day, as the Shanghai composite added 0.72% to about 3,316.42 while the Shenzhen component was fractionally higher at 13,293.33.

South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.74% to close at 2,401.91. Shares in Australia also saw gains, with the S&P/ASX 200 gaining 1.06% to end its trading day at 6,007.80.

Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index gained 0.32%.