HONG KONG, July 11: Asian markets ended mixed on Wednesday, trimming earlier losses sparked by a decline on Wall Street and concerns about Italy's finances that stoked fresh fears about the eurozone.

Tokyo closed flat, edging down 0.08 per cent, or 6.73 points, to end at 8,851.00, while Sydney lost 0.04 per cent, or 1.52 points, to finish at 4,096.50 points.

Hong Kong put on 0.12 per cent, or 23.51 points, to finish at 19,419.87, while Shanghai ended up 0.51 per cent, or 10.94 points, at 2,175.38.

Seoul lost 0.17 per cent, or 3.06 points, to close at 1,826.39.

Singapore closed up 0.83 per cent, or 24.69 points, at 2,989.31.

India's Sensex index slid 0.73 per cent or 129.21 points to 17,489.14.—AFP