Asia-Pacific markets increased on Tuesday following better-than-expected second-quarter economic growth in China. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong rose by 1.6 per cent to finish at 24,590.12, while China's CSI 300 index remained unchanged at 4,019.06. Japan's Nikkei 225 index increased by 0.55 per cent to close at 39,678.02, and the broader Topix index stayed flat at 2,825.31. In South Korea, the Kospi index went up by 0.41 per cent to end at 3,215.28, and the Kosdaq small-cap index rose by 1.69 per cent to 812.88. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 benchmark closed 0.7 per cent higher at 8,630.30. Attribution: CNBC Subediting: M. S. Salama