Asian shares mixed as Ukraine tensions send US stocks lower

A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and South Korean won, center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Asian shares fell Friday after a retreat on Wall Street as escalating worries over the possibility that Russia may invade Ukraine rattled global financial markets. - AP

SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (AP): Stocks fell Friday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street as escalating worries over the possibility Russia may invade Ukraine rattled global financial markets.

Benchmarks were moderately lower in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong, but rose in Shanghai.