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Asian shares battled to extend a global rebound on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to quash hopes of a trade truce with China, dampening risk appetite across the region.
Japan’s Nikkei managed to edge up 0.4 percent, but MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was all but flat.
The Dow ended Monday up 1.46 percent, while the S&P 500 gained 1.55 percent and the Nasdaq 2.06 percent.
That put trade-sensitive currencies, including the Australian dollar on the defensive, while the dollar lost some ground on the safe haven yen to 113.47
The euro edged up a shade to $1.1333 and the dollar index dipped to 97.038 against a basket of currencies.
