Investing.com - Asian shares were narrowly mixed on Monday after a surprise higher reading for the Caixin June PMI.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.24% and South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.04%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was flat.
Markets in greater China fell with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index down 0.09%. The Shanghai Composite fell 0.16%.
Caixin's China manufacturing PMI for June beat expectations, offering hope the world's second-largest economy continues to defy expectations for a slowdown.
The private survey came in at 50.4, marking a three-month high. It was up from May's 49.6, which was an 11-month low, and beat a Reuters poll forecast for 49.5.