Asian stocks fell, with a regional gauge retreating from a four-month high, as American lawmakers struggled over an accord to raise the U.S. debt limit and restore government operations.

Nikkei 225 14,404.74 +210.03 +1.48%

Hang Seng 23,218.32 +267.02 +1.16%

S&P/ASX 200 5,207.9 -22.97 -0.44%

Shanghai Composite 2,237.77 +9.63 +0.43%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the assembler of Apple Inc.’s iPhones and iPads, slid 1.9 percent in Taipei.

Newcrest Mining Ltd. , Australia’s No. 1 gold producer, fell 3.8 percent as the bullion traded near a three-month low.

CSR Corp. and China CNR Corp., the nation’s biggest train makers, jumped by the 10 percent daily limit in Shanghai on speculation they will win contracts to construct of Thailand’s high-speed rail system.