South Korea Trade Data Due On Tuesday

(RTTNews) - South Korea will on Tuesday release February figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

In January, imports rose 0.2 percent on year and exports added 1.0 percent for a trade surplus of $4.30 billion.

Japan will see January results for its tertiary industry activity index; in December, the index was at 7.10.

Hong Kong will provide February data for unemployment; in January, the jobless rate was 3.1 percent.

Finally, the markets in Malaysia are closed on Tuesday for Nuzul Al'Quran and will re-open on Wednesday.