Most Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index retreating from a two-month high, after a private survey showed China’s manufacturing contracting at a faster-than-estimated pace.

Nikkei 225 14,731.28 -47.23 -0.32%

Hang Seng 21,978.76 +63.34 +0.29%

S&P/ASX 200 5,035.07 +17.96 +0.36%

Shanghai Composite 2,033.33 -10.55 -0.52%

PetroChina Co., the country’s No. 1 energy producer, sank 2.1 percent in Hong Kong as crude dropped.

Kao Corp., a maker of household and chemical products, fell 6.2 percent in Tokyo after giving an update on a product recall.

Murata Manufacturing Co., a Japanese supplier to Apple Inc., gained 3.8 percent after Apple’s profit topped estimates