Asian shares mixed as Trump talks down US dollar

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew a threat to declare China a currency manipulator. Trump’s comment that the U.S. dollar was getting too strong helped push the yen higher, hurting Japanese exporters’ shares.
KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.0 percent to 18,362.43 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.1 percent to 24,296.85. The Shanghai Composite Index edged 0.1 percent higher to 3,277.88. Sydney&rsq