Asian markets quiet, shrugging off geopolitical news

By Associated Press and Marketwatch

Bloomberg News

A plane flies over shipping containers stacked at a terminal in Fukuoka, Japan. Japan and the U.S. renewed trade talks this week in Washington.

Asian markets were mixed in early trading Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s lackluster trading day.

Markets largely shrugged off a report that the U.S. and China may sign a long-negotiated trade deal in late May or early June, as well of claims that North Korea test-fired a new tactical guided weapon, its first such test since November.

Japan’s Nikkei /zigman2/quotes/210597971/delayed JP:NIK -0.23%   slipped after data showed disappointing readings in factory activity and manufacturer confidence. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index /zigman2/quotes/210598030/delayed HK:HSI -0.47%   fell slightly, while the Shanghai Composite /zigman2/quotes/210598127/delayed CN:SHCOMP -0.04%   was about flat. South Korea’s Kospi /zigman2/quotes/210598069/delayed KR:180721 -0.57%   fell 1%, while benchmark indexes in Taiwan  , Singapore /zigman2/quotes/210597985/delayed SG:STI -0.03%   and Indonesia /zigman2/quotes/210597981/delayed ID:JAKIDX -0.51%   rose slightly. Australia’s S&P/ASX /zigman2/quotes/210598100/delayed AU:XJO -0.74%  was about flat.

Among individual stocks, Honda /zigman2/quotes/200490352/delayed JP:7267 +1.61%   and Inpex /zigman2/quotes/206689846/delayed JP:1605 +4.24%   gained in Tokyo trading, while SoftBank Group /zigman2/quotes/207303954/delayed JP:9984 +0.05%   and Nintendo /zigman2/quotes/208063194/delayed JP:7974 +1.49%   fell. In Hong Kong, Apple suppliers AAC /zigman2/quotes/201441510/delayed HK:2018 -0.35%   and Sunny Optical /zigman2/quotes/206687505/delayed HK:2382 -1.05%   jumped, while Geely Automotive /zigman2/quotes/200716015/delayed HK:175 -1.22%   sank. Samsung /zigman2/quotes/209800866/delayed KR:005930 -0.36%   fell in South Korea, after reports that its expensive new foldable smartphone was breaking after just a day or two. Rio Tinto /zigman2/quotes/200083756/delayed AU:RIO -3.28%   and Fortescue Metals /zigman2/quotes/202351558/delayed AU:FMG -0.67%   rose in Australia.

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AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

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Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

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Rio Tinto Ltd.

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Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

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