Asian markets close mixed: Nikkei 225 +0.53%, Hang Seng -2.86%, Shanghai Composite -1.26%, KOSPI -0.98%, ASX 200 -0.78%

Asian cash markets finished mixed: the Nikkei 225 closed up 0.53 percent, the Hang Seng closed down 2.86 percent, the Shanghai Composite closed down 1.26 percent, the KOSPI closed down 0.98 percent and the ASX 200 closed down 0.78 percent. Asian volume leaders were Alibaba down 3.78 percent, Xiaomi down 3.6 percent, SoftBank Group down 5.11 percent, AIA Group down 2.46 percent and Tencent down 2.86 percent.