CAC 40 Modestly Higher Ahead Of Confidence Vote

European stocks are seen opening little changed on Tuesday as a two-day policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve gets underway later today.

Indian shares were deep in the red on Tuesday, extending the previous session's slump due to uncertainty over a trade deal with the United States and amid caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.

The Australian stock market is maintaining the early loses after slipping briefly in mid-market trading on Tuesday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling to near the 8,600 level, with a mixed performance across most sectors ahead of the domestic interest rate decision later in the day.

Asian markets are mostly lower on Tuesday, following the negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain cautious and are not willing to take any significant positions ahead of monetary policy announcement by the US Fed tomorrow. With the Fed widely expected to lower interest rates by another 25 basis points, traders are likely to pay close attention to the accompanying statement.

Indian shares look set to open a tad lower on Tuesday as investors react to weak global cues, a stronger dollar and rising bond yields ahead of the highly anticipated Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.

The Thai stock market has ticked lower in three straight sessions, sinking more than 15 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,260-point plateau and it's looking at another soft start again on Tuesday.

The Canadian dollar declined against the U.S. dollar in the New York session on Monday.

The Indonesia stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had picked up almost 110 points or 1.3 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 8,710-point plateau although it's expected to open under pressure on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is flat to lower ahead of the FOMC meeting later this week. The European markets were mixed and little changed and the U.S. bourses were soft and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The JCI finished modestly higher on Monday following gains from the telecom, resource and energy companies, while the financials were mixed and the cement stocks were down. For the day, the index advanced 77.93 points or 0.90 percent to finish at 8,710.70 after trading between 8,642.06 and 8,720.09. Among the actives, Bank CIMB Niaga was down 0.28 percent, while Bank Mandiri climbed 1.02 percent, Bank Danamon Indonesia dropped 0.80 percent, Bank Negara Indonesia added 0.47 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia collected 0.55 percent, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison vaulted 3.83 percent, Indocement sank 0.72 percent, Semen Indonesia lost 0.69 percent, Indofood Sukses Makmur tumbled 1.76 percent, United Tractors plunged4.86 percent, Astra International rose 0.37 percent, Energi Mega Persada skyrocketed 18.67 percent, Astra Agro Lestari fell 0.31 percent, Aneka Tambang rallied 2.06 percent, Vale Indonesia spiked 2.57 percent, Timah shed 0.63 percent, Bumi Resources surged 5.88 percent and Bank Central Asia was unchanged.