Asia-Pacific markets closed mixed Tuesday as investors assessed decisions on key lending rates by China's central bank.
The CSI 300 closed 0.21% higher at 3,410.85 after the People's Bank of China cut its five-year loan prime rate by 25 basis points to 3.95%, and kept one- and five-year LPR remains unchanged at 3.45%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was 0.28% higher in its last hour of trade.
Japan's Nikkei 225 traded 0.28% lower to close at 38,363.61 but was still hovering near record highs, while South Korea's Kospi shed 0.84% to end at 2,657.79.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 closed marginally lower at 7,659, as Star Entertainment fell more than 20% to a record low on report of a possible second inquiry into its Sydney casino.
U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday.