Asian stocks today: Markets trade mixed ahead of US job data; HSI falls over 1%, Kospi flat

Asian markets traded mixed as investors awaited key US labor data, which will influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. Geopolitical tensions, including China's anti-dumping probe into Japanese chemicals and US actions in Venezuela, also weighed on sentiment. Oil prices saw a slight increase after recent declines.

Asian stocks today: Markets trade mixed ahead of US job data; HSI falls over 1%, Kospi flat
Asian markets traded mixed as investors awaited key US labor data, which will influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. Geopolitical tensions, including China's anti-dumping probe into Japanese chemicals and US actions in Venezuela, also weighed on sentiment. Oil prices saw a slight increase after recent declines.