Asian markets were mixed on Monday as trade tensions between the U.S. and China remained in focus.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 66.03 points, or 0.3%, to 22,373.09. The Japanese yen lost its earlier gains but was still up slightly against the U.S. dollar at 111.01
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng slumped 360.05, or 1.3%, to 26,613.42
Korean markets inched up, with industry heavyweight Samsung Electronics rising 1.3%.
Down Under, equities recovered from its earlier losses to end the trading day largely flat, even though the heavily weighted financials sector closed 0.1% lower. The Australian dollar was largely flat at $0.7104 U.S.
In other markets
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 fell 47.57 points, or 1.5%, to 3,230.07
In Singapore, the Straits Times STI index lost 13.47 points, or 0.4%, to 3,120.92
In Korea, the Kospi index reaffirmed by 7.08 points, or 0.3%, to 2,288.66
In Taiwan, the Taiex index skidded 121.19 points, or 1.1%, to 10,725.80
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 reversed 46.76 points, or 0.5%, to 9,048.63
In Australia, the ASX 200 leaned lower 2.12 points to 6,141.70
