Asian Markets Mixed Ahead Of US Inflation Data

Traders in Asia are looking ahead to the release of US inflation data, which is due later in the week (Credit: AFP)

Markets were mixed in Asia on Monday in holiday-thinned trade as investors look ahead to the release of crucial US inflation data due this week.

Another record close for the S&P 500 in New York did little to inspire buying on a day when most of the region is closed for the Lunar New Year break.