HONG KONG: Asian stocks retreated on Tuesday, with Tokyo sinking after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) held fire on fresh monetary stimulus, while energy companies slid following a drop in oil prices.

The Japanese central bank kept its record monetary stimulus unchanged as policymakers digested the impact of the negative interest rates announced in January.

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