Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.3% to 8,300.90, while South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.2% to 2,650.17. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 2.7% to 23,183.02, boosted by a surge in shares of Alibaba, which reported robust financial results.

Shares in Asia were mostly up Tuesday, with Chinese technology stocks surging after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with entrepreneurs this week in what is seen as a show of

U.S. stocks are falling sharply after reports showed worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial