High-stakes trade negotiations between the U.S. and China continued into a second day Tuesday, as both sides sought to defuse a trade war that threatens both economies.

Shares rose in Asia on Monday ahead of a new round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, due later in the day in London.Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.9% to 38,088.57 as the government reported that the Japanese economy contracted by 0.

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