BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were lackluster Tuesday as investors continued to digest monetary policy signals from the Jackson Hole meeting of central bankers and looked ahead to data expected to show an improving U.S. economy.

KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was off 0.4 percent at 15,553.42 and China’s Shanghai Composite fell 0.1 percent to 2,226.98. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.1 percent at 25,136.50. Seoul’s Kospi added 0.5 percent to 2,071.24 while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was little changed at 5,632.40.