Hong Kong - Asian markets rallied on Tuesday, led by Hong Kong and Shanghai after China's decision to ease mortgage rules fuelled hopes for further stimulus measures, while improved confidence weighed on the safe-haven yen.
Traders were given another strong lead from Wall Street, where the three main indexes surged more than 1%, supported by the Chinese move while dealers are awaiting key US jobs data at the end of the week.
Hong Kong climbed 1.03%, Shanghai gained 0.88% Tokyo added 0.65%, Seoul put on 0.40% and Sydney jumped 1.40% after tumbling on Monday.