Asia markets are set for a lower open on Tuesday, likely taking cues from European equities, which slid Monday on renewed Brexit concerns.
Australia's SPI futures were down 0.2 percent to 5,237, compared to the ASX 200's last close at 5,281.80.
Nikkei futures in Chicago traded up 0.67 percent to 15,735 while Osaka futures shed 0.51 percent to 15,680. The Japanese benchmark index finished at 15,775.80 on Monday.
European stocks finished lower, with the U.K.'s benchmark FTSE 100 off 0.8 percent. Markets in the U.S. were closed Monday for the Independence Day public holiday.
In the U.K., the ramifications of its vote to quit the European Union (EU) continued.
The International Monetary Fund chief, Christine Lagarde, told a French newspaper on Monday, meanwhile, that exiting the EU could cut Britain's gross domestic product by between 1.5 and 4.5 percentage points by 2019.
Investors in Asia will continue to monitor the apparent political deadlock in Australia, after a federal election at the weekend failed to produce a clear winner. Continued political and economic uncertainty could see the country move closer to losing its vaunted triple-A credit rating.
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