Asian shares mixed as markets eye Ukraine and inflation worries


An electronic quotation board (front R) displays the yen's rate against the US dollar and the share price of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (bottom) at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on Monday, March 28, 2022. - AFP

TOKYO, March 28 (AP): Asian shares were mixed on Monday as worries about the pandemic, inflation and the war in Ukraine weighed on market sentiment.

Benchmarks in Hong Kong and Sydney gained while Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai declined.

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