TOKYO -- Asian stock markets trimmed earlier gains in afternoon trade on Tuesday, as investors grew increasingly concerned over the possibility of a renewed U.S.-China trade war.
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Investors, who dumped stocks on Monday on fears of fallout from Trump's tariff increases, are buying back some shares as worries over an imminent trade war recede.. (Photo by Makoto Okada)
TOKYO -- Asian stock markets trimmed earlier gains in afternoon trade on Tuesday, as investors grew increasingly concerned over the possibility of a renewed U.S.-China trade war.