Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slid just 0.04% to 8,517.20. South Korea's Kospi declined 0.23% to 2,530.79. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.35% to 31,173.35, while the Shanghai Composite was up 1.33% to 3,314.29.

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as markets mulled the impact of tariffs being imposed by the United States and China. The Hang Seng dropped 0.6% to 20,659.41, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.

Asia shares are mostly declining as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading partners

Asian shares climbed on Tuesday even as U.S. tariffs on China came into effect and China imposed retaliatory measures on the United States, including tariffs on coal and

The dollar surged in early Asian trading and stocks were primed for losses after US President Donald Trump carried out his threat to impose general levies of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese goods from Tuesday,

Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in Septe