Asian markets mixed as investors buy-up yen assets

Soft economic data from the US last week lifted shares as investors speculated any removal of the Federal Reserve's stimulus package may be delayed. However, having provided a boost last week, a rudderless market failed to get going overnight in Asia on Monday. Japan's Nikkei rose by 0.05% to 15,325 while the Shanghai Stock Exchange rose by 0.3% to 2,233. However, the Hong Kong Hang Seng index saw a fall of 0.3% down to 24,874. Analysts pinned the poor readings on the continued turmoil in Ukraine which is boosting the demand for safe-haven assets such as the yen but limiting the ap...