India, March 23 -- Japan will on Tuesday release February figures for consumer prices, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On January, overall inflation was down 0.2 percent on month and up 1.5 percent, while core CPI rose an annual 2.0 percent.

Japan also will see preliminary March results for its manufacturing and services PMIs from Jibun; in February, their scores were 53.0 and 53.8, respectively.

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