TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks were uneven Tuesday as weak Chinese manufacturing weighed on sentiment and investors looked ahead to a U.S. jobs report later this week that could cement expectations for a Fed interest rate hike. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 inched down 0.3 percent to 20,492.55 while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.4 percent to 5,701.20.Read more on NewsOK.com