India, Feb. 5 -- Asian shares ended mixed on Wednesday as tariff worries persisted and a private survey showed Chinese services activity expanded at a slower pace in January. Disappointing earnings updates from Google parent Alphabet and AMD also kept investors on tenterhooks.
China's central bank set a stronger-than expected fixing rate for the yuan against the U.S. dollar, contrary to expectations that the People's Bank of China will set a lower rate for the yuan this year to mitigate the impact of new U.S. tariffs on Chinese exporters.
The Japanese yen jumped as upbeat wage and services PMI data raised expectations for more BoJ rate hikes this year.
Gold prices hit a new record high amid rising U.S.-China trade tensions and ahead of k...