TOKYO – Asian shares are mixed Tuesday as governments inch toward letting businesses reopen and central banks step in to provide cash to economies.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost earlier gains, inching down less than 0.1% to finish at 19,771.19. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.4%, after fluctuating much of the day, to 1,930.24.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 5,313.10. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose nearly 1.0% to 24,510.90, while the Shanghai Composite fell 0.3% to 2,806.42.
Worries remain about fresh surges of coronavirus cases in places like China and South Korea, where they had declined as a result of social distancing, testing and arduous efforts by medical workers.