Mumbai, May 14 -- Asian stocks turned in a mixed performance on Wednesday as investors digested softer-than-expected inflation data from the U.S. and awaited more clarity on ongoing trade talks.

Regional tech stocks surged after Nvidia announced the sale of over 18000 AI chips to Saudi Arabian firm Humain during the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum.

The dollar weakened in Asian trade while metals were mostly higher.

Gold prices fell nearly 1 percent as easing U.S.-China trade tensions weakened the safe-haven demand for the previous metal. Oil prices dipped after industry data signaled rising stockpiles.

China's Shanghai Composite index jumped 0.86 percent to 3,403.95 as investors assessed the latest trade developments.

China lifted a ban ...