Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.3% to 8,300.90, while South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.2% to 2,650.17. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 2.7% to 23,183.02, boosted by a surge in shares of Alibaba, which reported robust financial results.

Shares in Asia are mostly higher, with Chinese technology stocks surging after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with entrepreneurs this week in what is seen as a show of support to the technology indu

Asian shares were trading mixed on Monday, as investors found bargains despite worries about U.S. President Donald Trump's various tariffs. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.1% in early trading to 38,