HONG KONG: Asia stocks were mostly lower Tuesday despite yet another record close on Wall Street, as investors set their sights on upcoming US inflation data for fresh clues on the American economy.The Dow Jones eked out a ninth straight all-time high Monday, as strong second-quarter earnings continued to boost US equities, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq also advanced.

But regional bourses paused for breath in light summer holiday trading, after recording healthy gains Monday on optimism over global growth triggered by a better-than-expected US jobs report for July.

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