Asia-Pacific markets traded lower as investors weigh recent trade developments.
Asia markets started the trading day lower.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.24%, while the Topix lost 0.55%.
South Korea's Kospi was flat and the small-cap Kosdaq slipped 0.48%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.41%.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to start the trading day lower, with the futures contract in Chicago at 41,740 and its counterpart in Osaka at 41,640, against the index's last close at 41,826.34.
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 25,505, pointing to a weaker open compared with the HSI's last close of 25,667.18.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was also on track to start the day lower with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,637, compared with its last close of 8,709.4.
Source: CNBC
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