Bloomberg News Tencent Holdings Ltd. shares fell more than 3% Thursday in Hong Kong.Asian stock markets mostly slipped lower in early trading Thursday, but pared early losses after reports that China has agreed to take part in trade negotiations with the U.S. later this month, easing fears of a trade war. Korea’s Kospi SEU, -0.80% was weakest early, down 1% after that market missed Wednesday’s declines because of a holiday. Index heavyweight Samsung005930, -1.99% was off 1.5%, while SK Hynix 000660, -1.58% fell 1.4%. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -0.05% initially fell as much as 1.5%, fueled in part by overnight gains in the yen, but recovered and was last in positive territory. Nintendo 7974, -1.00% recovered to positive territory after dropping 2.5% lower early in the day, hitting 13-month lows. The latest skid in oil prices also weighed in energy stocks. Oil explorer Inpex 1605, +0.17% , distributor JXTG5020, -4.67% and Sumitomo Metal Mining 5713, -2.07% were all in negative territory, despite largely making up steep early losses. After the broader market held up fairly well Wednesday after Tencent’s tumble, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.82% was off just 0.6%. Tencent0700, -3.04% fell 3.2% a day after posting disappointing quarterly earnings. Chinese stocks improved from early lows, with declines around 1%, as overall sentiment for equities — especially the mainland’s — remains soft. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.66% briefly hit a fresh 2½-year intraday low, with weakness in energy amid the latest skid in oil prices. It was last down 1%, about the same as the Shenzhen Composite 399106, -0.99% . Internet names were weak amid Tencent’s miss, but financials were relatively stable.via