Hong Kong - Saba:
Stocks in China and Hong Kong fell slightly on Tuesday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment.
At midday trading, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.19 percent to 3,382.14 points, while the blue-chip CSI 300 index fell 0.15 percent to 3,867.83 points.
The ChiNext emerging market index fell 0.14 percent, while the Shanghai Star 50 technology index fell 0.85 percent.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.13 percent to 24,028.83 points, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 0.23 percent to 8,710.33 points.
Aside from geopolitical tensions, markets are focusing this week on the annual Lujiazui Financial Forum, according to traders and analysts.
"The Lujiazui Forum is likely to be a key window for policies related to the financial sector and the internationalization of the yuan, while the July Politburo meeting is expected to provide additional guidance on monetary and fiscal policy for the second half of the year," said Joe Wang, head of currency and interest rate strategy for Greater China at BNP Paribas.
In the rest of the region, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index rose 0.23 percent, while Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.54 percent.
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