Asian stock markets mixed in advance of US-China tariff hikes

BEIJING – Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after U.S. and Chinese officials held talks on the deepening trade dispute in advance of a brand new round of tariff hikes.

KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.2 percent to 22,403.90 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.8 percent to 27,704.60. The Shanghai Composite Index stopped 1.7 suggests 2,713.02. Seoul’s Kospi shed 0.1 % to two,271.56 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 retreated 0.2 percent to 6,253.00. Benchmarks in Taiwan and Southeast Asia rose while Nz declined.