Asian markets close mixed: Nikkei 225 +0.69%, Hang Seng -0.8%, Shanghai Composite +0.16%, KOSPI +1.37%, ASX 200 -0.61%

Asian cash markets finished mixed: the Nikkei 225 closed up 0.69 percent, the Hang Seng closed down 0.8 percent, the Shanghai Composite closed up 0.16 percent, the KOSPI closed up 1.37 percent and the ASX 200 closed down 0.61 percent. Asian volume leaders were Xiaomi down 0.98 percent, SoftBank Group down 1.53 percent, Alibaba down 0.75 percent, Mitsubishi UFJ down 0.35 percent and AIA Group up 1.25 percent.