On the other hand, the Shanghai Composite Index erased early losses, gaining 0.4% to 3,340.26, while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo fell 0.5% to 23,186.61. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.1% to 25,212.01.
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The Kospi in Seoul shed 0.6% to 2,355.57 while Australia’s S&P-ASX 200 advanced 0.4% to 6,140.60.
New Zealand and Jakarta gained while Singapore retreated.