During the Asian session, stocks held up with rebounds by recovering part of the losses suffered following the escalation in US-China relations.
Shanghai Composite added 0.78% to its value, and Shenzhen Component rose 1.17%. Shenzhen Composite also posted a growth of 0.897%.
The Hang Seng Index recorded a 0.47% rise, and Japan's Nikkei 225 fell by about 0.1%, with sales being driven by the heavy Fast Retailing index. Topix also fell by about 0.1%.
Kospi recovered from its earlier sale by adding 0.6% to the value supported by LG Chem shares, which jumped by more than 2%.
ASK 200 in Australia climbed 0.31%, with more sectors green.
Meanwhile industrial production in China in April was below expectations. The increase is only 5.4% at the expected 6.5%. Declines in data also reported retail sales and fixed income investments. The Chinese government has "promised" to take additional measures and ways to stimulate growth.
The dollar index posted an increase after data for China, rising from 97.4 to 97.528. The Japanese yen traded at around 109.62 against the dollar and the Australian dollar posted a decline to around 0.6930.
Oil reported a slight decrease during the Asian session. The Brent variety traded around $ 71.19 a barrel, and WTI fell to $ 61.54 a barrel.
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