Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Asian stock markets showed a mixed performance on Monday after Wall Street suffered its worst drop since May, triggered by a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report.

Investors across Asia had already reacted on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of sweeping new tariffs on imports from several key trading partners. The new duties are set to take effect Thursday, further rattling markets.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.6% to 40,134.97, recovering from deeper earlier losses. In contrast, Hong Kong's Hang Seng inched up 0.2% to 24,589.21, while China's Shanghai Composite remained nearly flat at 3,562.18. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.7% to 3,140.92. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% to 8,643.00....