Japanese blue-chip stocksweakened Monday. The Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.4% to 15,675.90, and broader Topix lost 0.2% at 1,294.30.
Decliners included NEC Corp. which was down 1.4%, Olympus Corp. fell 0.9% and Toshiba Corp. gave up 1%.
Nintendo Co. on Friday warned of a yearly operating loss and cut its sales estimate for its flagship Wii U game consoles. Sony Corp., which makes the rival PlayStation console, was off 0.3%, losing.
Hong Kong stocks dropped early Monday. The Hang Seng Index edged lower by 0.4% at 23,048.13 . On the mainland, Shanghai Composite Index stayed flat at 2,004.07.
China’s industrial production in December slowed to 9.7% on an annual basis, down from November’s 10% gain.
Meanwhile, China’s GDP rose 7.7% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, lower than the 7.8% growth recorded in the third quarter. But the number is slightly better than economists had expected in the October-December quarter.
Most Chinese banks were weak amid liquidity concerns, as Chinese central bank last week warned banks to control the pace of lending.
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. dropped 1%, Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. lost 1.2%, and Bank of China Ltd. slipped 0.3%.
Mainland property shares were mixed, after China's December property price in the first-tier cities continued to increase, but showed a sign of slowdown over a month earlier. Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. slipped 0.4%, Vanke Property (Overseas) Ltd. edged down 0.6%, while China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. added 0.7%.
Australia stocks meandered lower Monday, with miners among the few gainers. The S&P/ASX 200 pulled 0.2% lower to 5,297.40, with BlueScope Steel Ltd. down 1.4%, grocer Wesfarmers Ltd. off 1%, and energy major Woodside Petroleum Ltd. down 1.5%.
However, gains for gold futures late last week pushed Newcrest Mining Ltd. up 4.2% and Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 4.7% higher, while shares of uranium extractor Paladin Energy Ltd. jumped 12% on news it was selling a 25% in a Nambian mine to a state-owned Chinese firm.
The two largest Sydney-listed miners, BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Ltd., also saw gains, rising 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively.
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