Markets mixed after Trump-Biden debate; data lifts China

Stocks are mixed in Asia while upbeat manufacturing data lifted shares in China as investors studied the outcome of the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. Hong Kong and Shanghai led regional gains while Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged lower. Overnight, the S&P 500 lost 0.5% as heavy selling of banks helped reverse some of the gains the market a day earlier. Investors remain cautious with COVID-19 infections rising again in the U.S. and elsewh