Asian markets mostly edged up on Tuesday as bargain hunters moved in following a sell-off over the past week, while ongoing concerns about liquidity in China kept Shanghai in negative territory.

The dollar also resumed its upward momentum against the yen after seeing a pull-back in New York after a US Federal Reserve official indicated the bank would not immediately wind down its stimulus programme.

Tokyo was 0.54 per cent higher, Hong Kong added 0.49 per cent, Sydney was up 0.20 per cent and Seoul was flat while Shanghai slipped 1.07 per cent.