Asian stock indices open the week mixed

Asian stock indices opened the week mixed with China, Hong Kong, South Korea higher, while Australia and New Zealand lost ground, as Japan closes for a bank holiday. 

From Australia, the MI inflation index rose 0.5% in December, while retail sales rose 7.1%, compared to 7% in November. 

China's consumer prices rose 0.2% in December, compared to a 0.5% drop in November, while producer prices fell 0.4%. 

Japan's TOPEX rose 1% to 1,844, while Nikkei 225 climbed 1.74% to 27,969. 

China's CSI 300 rose 0.70% to 5,533, while Shanghai climbed 0.34% to 3,582. 

Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.66%, while South Korea's KOSPI climbed 0.45% to 3,166. 

New Zealand's NZX 500 fell 1.61% to 13,340, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gave up 0.95% to 6,693.