Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as concern that a global economic slowdown is weighing on earnings was offset by China reporting better-than-expected exports and the slowest inflation rate in two years.

Nikkei 225 8,577.93 +43.81 +0.51%

S&P/ASX 200 4,483.4 -3.18 -0.07%

Shanghai Composite 2,090.81 -14.12 -0.67%

ZTE Corp., China’s second-largest maker of telephone equipment, plunged 15 percent after saying it expects a third- quarter loss.

Samsung Electronics Co., which gets 28 percent of its revenue in China, added 1 percent in Seoul.

Renesas Electronics Corp., the world’s largest microcontroller maker, jumped 14 percent in Tokyo after people familiar with the matter said it may be acquired.