Asian markets mixed as investors look ahead to U.S. economic numbers this week

Japan (NKY:IND) -0.60%.

China (SHCOMP) -0.15%.

Hong Kong (HSI) -0.42%. 

India (SENSEX) +1.42%. 

Australia (AS51) +0.73%.

In the U.S. markets, stocks ended higher on the first day of December, having overcome an earlier knee-jerk reaction to hawkish opening comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at an event. 

Investors are looking forward to the US job market data, including the monthly employment report for November.

Coming up in the session: No major data expected from Asia today.