India, Feb. 10 -- Asian stocks ended mixed on Monday following U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to impose tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum and introduce reciprocal tariffs on many countries this week in another major escalation of his trade policy overhaul.
Investors also looked ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming semi-annual congressional testimony to judge the costs of tariffs and other policy shifts on easing plans.
The U.S. dollar climbed amid the heightened tariff angst and on inflation concerns ahead of key U.S. inflation readings due this week.
Spot gold price jumped more than 1 percent to hit a new record high. Oil prices also moved higher in Asian trading after a string of weekly declines.
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