Shares in Asia are down this morning as traders keep track of developments on the US-China trade front.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan traded around 21,540, compared with the last closing of the index of 21,602.59
Assets in Australia are also losing, with SPI at 6,253, compared with 6,269.10 yesterday.
Shares in the US ended the session as a whole without any major changes. Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.24 points, while the S&P 500 lost 0.16%. Nasdaq Composite fell 0.26%.
In a volatile session on Wall Street, the Dow was priced at about 75 points, dropping for some moments by 153. The index rose earlier in the day after Donald Trump commented that Liu He would be in Washington this week to conclude a deal.
Markets were confused for most of this week after Trump said on Sunday in Twitter that the US would raise Chinese commodity rates on Friday, which is unexpected by investors who have estimated the possibility of a trade deal between the two economies .
The dollar index, which tracks its performance against G-10 rivals, is 97,623 after dropping to 97.5 in the previous session.
The Japanese yen, widely seen as a hedging instrument in a market environment of uncertainty, trades below 110.0, currently at 109.92.
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