India, Feb. 24 -- Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Monday as weak U.S. economic data rekindled growth worries and U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that his administration would impose reciprocal tariffs "soon" on countries like India and China.
Also weighing on markets, researchers in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes Covid-19.
China's Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.2 percent to 3,373.03 after Trump directed a top government committee to limit Chinese investment in energy, technology, and other vital U.S. industries.
In addition, media reports suggested that the Trump administration has asked Mexico to levy their own duties on Chinese imports...