Hong Kong (CNN Business) Asian markets seesawed on Monday as traders cautiously await the progress on a trade deal before the December 15 deadline for a new round of US tariffs on Chinese goods.

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.3%. The market also got a boost after Japan revised its gross domestic product growth to an annualized 1.8% for the third quarter, compared with the initial estimate of 0.2%.

Kospi KOSPI South Korea'salso gained 0.3%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng opened slightly higher, but then bounced between small gains and losses. The benchmark closed flat.

Shanghai Composite SHCOMP China'salso seesawed and briefly slipped 0.2%. It then reversed losses and finished up 0.1%.

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