Mumbai, May 5 -- Asian stocks ended mixed in thin trade on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had no plans to talk to his Chinese counterpart this week.

Trump also told NBC's "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker" that the tariffs announced in recent weeks would remain in some form to convince businesses to move production to the U.S.

He also announced a new 100 percent tariff on movies produced outside America, saying that Hollywood and other areas are "being devastated" due to "a concerted effort by other Nations."

Regional trade volumes were thin as markets in Japan, Hong Kong, mainland China and South Korea were closed for public holidays.

A weaker dollar helped lift gold prices in Asian trading while oil prices plunge...