Asian markets gain after Wall Street hits record highs

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Asian markets rose in early trading Tuesday, following record closing highs on Wall Street and more encouraging news on a trade deal.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average












DJIA, +0.42%










  hit its first record high in four months, joining the S&P 500












SPX, +0.37%










  and Nasdaq Composite












COMP, +0.56%










 , which both closed at record highs for the second day in a row. Stocks were boosted by better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and optimism over the likelihood of a “phase one” trade deal between the U.S. and China.

The Financial Times reported Monday that the U.S. was considering rolling back tariffs on $112 billion in Chinese goods as a concession to reach an initial deal, with China expected to show a similar good-faith effort. The Wall Street Journal later reported similar news, saying both sides would remove some tariffs if a deal was reached.

Japan’s Nikkei












NIK, +1.88%










  surged 2% as traders returned from a Monday holiday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index












HSI, +0.52%










  rose 0.5%, while the Shanghai Composite












SHCOMP, +0.77%










  gained 0.7% and the Shenzhen Composite












399106, +0.56%










  advanced 0.4%. South Korea’s Kospi












180721, +0.51%










  edged up 0.3% while benchmark indexes in Taiwan












Y9999, +0.75%










 , Singapore












STI, +0.40%










  and Indonesia












JAKIDX, +0.62%










  all rose. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200












XJO, +0.15%










  rose 0.3%.

Among individual stocks, SoftBank












9984, +2.58%










  and oil producer Inpex












1605, +6.14%










  jumped in Tokyo trading. Honda












7267, +2.35%










  and Sony












6758, +1.24%










  also gained. In Hong Kong, Apple component makers Sunny Optical












2382, +1.74%










  and AAC












2018, +2.43%










  advanced, and LG Electronics












066570, +1.79%










  rose in South Korea. Beach Energy












BPT, +1.25%










  gained in Australia while Westpac












WBC, -2.55%










  sank.

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