Mumbai, April 24 -- Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday as trade war concerns resurfaced following mixed signals from the Trump administration regarding easing tariffs on Chinese imports.

U.S.-China trade deal optimism faded after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there were no plans for President Trump to move first in lowering tariffs to ease Sino-U.S. tensions, echoing comments from White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt that there will be no unilateral reduction in tariffs against China.

The dollar turned lower after a brief recovery, helping gold prices bounce back in Asian trade. Oil prices also edged up after Wednesday's 2 percent fall.

China's Shanghai Composite index ended marginally higher at 3,297.29 despite sha...