Asian markets close mixed: Nikkei 225 -5.96%, Hang Seng +2.35%, Shanghai Composite -1%, KOSPI -6.02%, ASX 200 +2.11%

Asian cash markets finished mixed: the Nikkei 225 closed down 5.96 percent, the Hang Seng closed up 2.35 percent, the Shanghai Composite closed down 1 percent, the KOSPI closed down 6.02 percent and the ASX 200 closed up 2.11 percent. Asian volume leaders were Xiaomi down 2.94 percent, Alibaba down 4.12 percent, SoftBank Group down 10.83 percent, AIA Group down 0.44 percent and Meituan down 0.06 percent.