Asia’s benchmark equity index edged lower as investors remained concerned about the outlook for Chinese stimulus. Bloomberg’s gauge of the dollar held near a one-year high.

Benchmark share indexes slipped in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, while creeping higher in Japan. US stock futures were little changed following a decline in technology shares on Monday that offset gains in other parts of the market. Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally took the digital asset past $89,000 and lifted the overall value of the crypto market