Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Monday , after the U.S.-Russia summit concluded without a ceasefire.
Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark advanced 0.65%, while the broader Topix index added 0.53%.
In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 1.25%, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined 1.52%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index moved up 0.19% while mainland China's CSI 300 increased by 0.34%.
Meanwhile, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 briefly hit an intra-day high of 8,960 and was last seen up 0.14%.
Over in Singapore, non-oil domestic exports shrank 4.6% in July from the year before, worse than the 1.8% contraction penciled by economists polled by Reuters.
July's reading comes after a revised growth rate of 12.9% in June, data from Enterprise Singapore showed Monday.
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