Asian shares are mixed as investors await a slew of U.S. economic data set for release later in the week. Benchmarks slid in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai Monday, but rose in Sydney and Seoul. Among the economic updates upcoming this week are data on the job market, including the U.S. government’s closely watched monthly employment report for November. Caution has also set in lately over whether a U.S. rate cut may not be coming so soon after all. On Wall Street, stocks finished last week, gaining ground, coming off their best month in more than a year.
