Asian shares were mixed as technology stocks stayed volatile, while oil fell more than 1% after U.S. President Donald Trump waived sweeping sanctions on Russia, including on energy. South Korea's Kospi rose 1.1% to 5,729.58 after a sharp drop last week, but it remains down more than 18% over the past month and well below the 9,000 level it crossed in June. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.8% to 64,799.03, while the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.2% after China reported better-than-expected 4.5% growth for the July-September quarter. Indonesia's index fell another 5% to its lowest since 2020, after an drop of more than 11% on Friday following an MSCI warning it could downgrade the country from emerging market status. Brent crude fell 1.8% to $107.86 a barrel.
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