Most Asian share markets ended slightly lower Tuesday despite a strong performance on Wall Street and broad gains for resource stocks as fatigue set in after recent gains.

Toyota and Ford recently reported encouraging earnings news, along with better outlooks. Are these improvements sustainable?

Most Asian markets retreat after authorities in South Korea and New Zealand voice their preference for an accommodative policy stance, citing concerns about economic uncertainties.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are those of Whole Foods, News Corp., Comcast and Time Warner.

The traditional enemy of Japanese exporters -- a strong yen -- is at it again, hitting those companies' bottom lines. But analysts say a turnaround may be coming.