File pic. Pedestrians reflected in a window stand in front of a quotation board displaying the numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 26, 2020. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
SYDNEY: Asian shares forged ahead on Tuesday while U.S. stock futures challenged a major chart barrier as investors looked past Sino-U.S. trade tensions to more stimulus in China and a re-opening world economy.
Japan's Nikkei led the way with a rise of 2% to its highest since early March when the economic impact of the coronavirus was just becoming clear.
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