Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors parsed fresh trade data from China.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slid 1.12%, while the CSI 300 rose 0.81% to close at 4,621.75 after China's exports jumped more than expected in November .

Outbound shipments surged 5.9% in November in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, beating economists' forecast for a 3.8% growth in a Reuters poll. That growth marked a rebound from an unexpected 1.1% drop in October , the first contraction since March 2024.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.18% to 50,581.94, while the Topix climbed 0.65% to close at 3,384.31. South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.34% to 4,154.85, and the small-cap Kosdaq traded 0.33% higher to close at 927.79.

Revisions released by Tokyo on Monday

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