India, Aug. 8 -- Asian stocks ended mostly lower in cautious trading on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs targeting more than 90 nations came into force just after midnight.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that billions of dollars would soon start flowing into the United States, unless blocked by what he called a "radical left court" determined to see America fail.
China's Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.1 percent to 3,635.13 after Trump demanded the immediate resignation of new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, calling him "highly conflicted" due to his ties to Chinese firms. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.9 percent to 24,858.82.
Japanese shares bucked the regional trend after the country's chief trade negoti...