The mainland Chinese markets, watched in blood relative to Beijing’s ongoing trade spat with Washington, slipped in early trade.
The Shanghai composite declined by more than 0.3 percent while the Shenzhen composite moult 0.36 percent. The Shenzhen component also fell 0.412 percent.
The U.S. and China are set to kick off their second day of deals on trade later today.
China said on Monday that it is willing to resolve its trade disputes with the U.S. on an tantamount footing, according to Lu Kang, spokesman at the Chinese foreign ministry.
Over in the U.S., Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross proclaimed CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday that U.S. tariffs have placed pressure on China’s economy and ability to create undertakings to avert social unrest.
The U.S. and China slapped a series of punitive tariffs on each other’s goods last year, iota set concerns over a global economic slowdown.
In overnight market action on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Common closed 98.18 points higher at 23,531.35 while the S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent to finish its trading day at 2,549.69. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also saw move furthers of 1.26 percent to close at 6,823.47.
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 95.784 after perceiving an earlier low of 95.682.
The Japanese yen, widely viewed as a safe-haven currency, traded at 108.56 after seeing highs around the 108 use yesterday. The Australian dollar was at $0.7136 after touching an earlier high of $0.7149.
— Reuters contributed to this report.