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Asian markets gain as investors pin hopes on U.S.-China trade talks
Asian stocks rose Tuesday following a listless day on Wall Street as investors looked ahead to U.S.-Chinese trade talks. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +2.54% rose 2.6% and the Shanghai Composite Exchange SHCOMP, +0.52% added 0.7%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng HSI, +0.08% was 0.2% higher and Seoul’s Kospi SEU, +0.56% gained 0.4%. Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 XJO, +0.30% advanced 0.4% and New Zealand NZ50GR, +0.77% , Taiwan Y9999, +0.93% and Malaysia FBMKLCI, -0.15% also rose. Among individual stocks, Toyota 7203, +2.11% and Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing 9983, +2.87% rose in Tokyo trading. Tech stocks surged in South Korea, with ... (full story)