Asian stock markets mixed, investors look ahead

BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Monday following Wall Street's losing week as investors looked ahead to a week of data releases and public comments by central bankers.

The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.3 percent to 3,443.36 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.7 percent to 22,527.21. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.3 percent to 29,195.14 and Seoul's Kospi shed 0.4 percent 50 2,534.07. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 shed 0.2 percent to 6,019.30 and benchmarks in New Zealand and Taiwan also fell. Singapore and Jakarta advanced.

U.S. stocks fell for a second day Friday — the first time that has happened in a recordsetting month. Medical device slumped after a Citigroup analyst said Amazon might be on the verge of shaking up their industry by speeding up distribution and cutting prices. Energy companies gave up some recent gains while retailers, media companies and household goods companies moved higher. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 0.1 percent to 2,582.30, finishing the week down 0.2 percent after setting a record Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 0.2 percent to 23,422.21. The Nasdaq composite turned higher and rose 0.89 points to 6,750.94.

Central banker Haruhiko Kuroda of Japan inaugurates a data-heavy

week with a speech Monday, followed Tuesday by public comments from Janet Yellen of the United States, Mark Carney of Britain and Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank. The United States reports inflation and retail sales on Wednesday, while Japan reports factory output. The United States follows Thursday with factory output. AP