Asian shares swung between small gains and losses as President Donald Trump left the door open for additional trade talks, providing a reprieve to markets after imposing new tariff rates on several countries.
The MSCI regional stock benchmark traded in a tight range even as indexes gained in South Korea and Japan, countries that attracted a new level of levies. The yen held its losses. The won strengthened, while a gauge of the dollar dipped 0.2%. The euro gained on a report the US offered a deal to the European Union with a 10% tariff level.