Mumbai, April 1 -- Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Tuesday, after having suffered heavy losses in the previous session on worries about the impact of a trade war on global growth.

Markets awaited more details on U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff announcements set to be announced on Wednesday, which Trump has dubbed 'Liberation Day.'

Trump is expected to unveil tariffs targeting all nations, not just specific ones as previously planned.

Gold prices hit a new record high in Asian trade while the dollar was largely unchanged.

Copper gained on strong factory activity data from China while oil held steady at a one-month high following U.S. threats against Russia and Iran.

China's Shanghai Composite index rose 0.38 percen...