Asian stocks mixed amid uncertainties

ASIAN stocks traded mixed on Tuesday after early gains fizzled as investors grappled with the ongoing US-China trade rhetoric, and geopolitical strains. In fact, many are still trying to gauge the direction of the US economy, as the earnings season kicks in, market observers say.

On the local bourse, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.4 per cent to close at 3,034.31. The field w…