Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures sank, while Chinese shares shed some of their early gains after a survey of manufacturers showed export orders dropping to a five-month low.

Nvidia and other U.S. tech stocks are holding a bit steadier after tumbling the day before on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence frenzy really needs all the dollars being poured into it