Asian markets close mixed: Nikkei 225 -0.6%, Hang Seng unchanged, Shanghai Composite -1.49%, KOSPI -0.27%, ASX 200 +0.51%

Asian cash markets finished mixed: the Nikkei 225 closed down 0.6 percent, the Hang Seng closed unchanged at 0 percent, the Shanghai Composite closed down 1.49 percent, the KOSPI closed down 0.27 percent and the ASX 200 closed up 0.51 percent. Asian volume leaders were Xiaomi down 2.32 percent, SoftBank Group down 3.27 percent, Alibaba down 1.39 percent, AIA Group unchanged at 0 percent and Meituan down 2.09 percent.