Mumbai, Jan. 19 -- Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of new tariffs on European countries dented demand for riskier assets.

Regional losses, however, remained limited after China met its 5 percent growth mandate for 2025.

The EU is weighing additional countermeasures beyond the tariffs after Trump proposed new levies on eight countries over his plans to acquire Greenland.

Gold resumed gains and touched a new record high of $4,690.75 an ounce in early Asian trade as the dollar weakened against most of its major peers. Oil edged lower as tensions over Iran cooled.

Chinese shares fluctuated before ending modestly higher after the release of mixed economic data. The benchmark Shanghai ...