The China enterprises index fell one point to 8,882 while the tech index was 35 points, or 0.7 percent, down at 5,070.
Across the border, the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 10 points, or 0.3 percent, at 4,214 on turnover of 1.47 trillion yuan.
The Shenzhen Component Index was 74 points, or 0.5 percent, down at 15,824 on turnover of 1.78 trillion yuan while the ChiNext Index rose five points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,934 on turnover of 838.29 billion yuan.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei share average ended 324 points, or 0.52 percent, higher at 62,742 after choppy trade that saw the benchmark briefly enter negative territory before investors bought shares that would benefit from growth in artificial intelligence.
In Seoul, the Kospi stock benchmark pulled back sharply to end 179 points, or 2.3 percent, lower at 7,643 after hitting an all-time high of 7,999 as investors took uncertainty over the Middle East conflict as a cue to book profits and a top official proposed a “national dividend” to redistribute excess corporate profits from artificial intelligence.
