Asian shares mostly lower as US-China trade optimism fades

TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as optimism about progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China started wearing off. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.8 percent in afternoon trading to 21,432.3. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.3 percent to 6,263.90. South Korea’s Kospi dropped […]