Asian markets close mixed: Nikkei 225 -0.05%, Hang Seng +0.09%, Shanghai Composite -0.79%, KOSPI -0.44%, ASX 200 -0.63%

Asian cash markets finished mixed: the Nikkei 225 closed down 0.05 percent, the Hang Seng closed up 0.09 percent, the Shanghai Composite closed down 0.79 percent, the KOSPI closed down 0.44 percent and the ASX 200 closed down 0.63 percent. Asian volume leaders were Xiaomi up 4.95 percent, Alibaba up 2.71 percent, Meituan up 5.88 percent, SoftBank Group up 0.77 percent and AIA Group down 0.14 percent.