TOKYO (AP) " Shares were mostly higher Monday in Asia, following a record-setting week on Wall Street, though investors remained cautious ahead of the release of U.S. housing, inflation and manufacturing data. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 edged 0.2 percent lower to 16,879.21 after the government reported lower-than-expected economic data. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.8 percent to 22,945.94 and Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0.2 percent to 5,543.70. The Shanghai Composite index advanced 2.6 percent to 3,130.27 and markets in Southeast Asia were mostly higher. ANALYST VIEWPOINT: "It's housing, CPI and manufacturing week.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 06:00 UTC