Stocks drift, dollar steadies as focus shifts to Asian currencies

A woman walks past an electronic screen displaying the stock index prices of Asian countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato

SINGAPORE: Global stocks held tight ranges on Tuesday and the dollar clawed back some of its recent losses against Asian counterparts as investors revived concerns about U.S. tariffs and their impact on economic growth.

Those worries coupled with pledges from key oil producers to boost supply also kept crude prices languishing near four-year lows.