Asia shares look for relief rally after rout

Asian share markets were hoping for a relief rally on Tuesday as futures pointed to an opening bounce on the hard-hit Nikkei and central bank officials said all the right things to soothe market nerves. Nikkei futures were trading at 33,640, suggesting the cash market could open around 2,000 points higher from its 31,458 close on Monday. The S&P 500 had lost 3.00% over Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite down 3.43%.Read More