Japan Leading Index On Tap For Tuesday

(RTTNews) - Japan will on Tuesday release final February numbers for its leading and coincident indexes, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

Little change is expected from the preliminary readings that suggested scores of 108.5 and 113.4, respectively. In January, the leading index was at 116.0 and the coincident came in at 113.1.

Hong Kong will release March numbers for unemployment and consumer prices. In February, the unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, while inflation came in at 3.9 percent.

Australia will wee February results for the leading and coincident indexes from the Conference Board; in January, both indexes were up 0.2 percent.