Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street rose despite Chinese trade tensions with Washington and Australia.
Investors were looking ahead to Friday’s meeting of China’s legislature for details of possible new steps by Beijing to stimulate its virus-battered economy.
Benchmarks in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul swung between gains and losses. Australia was little-changed while India opened higher.
Investors are optimistic about the global outlook despite mounting infection numbers in the United States, Brazil and other countries.