India, Nov. 12 -- Asian stocks ended broadly higher on Tuesday despite lingering uncertainty about a potential U.S.-China trade deal and an escalation of violence in Hong Kong. Caution ruled ahead of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Economic Club of New York later in the day.

Chinese stocks closed slightly higher as bank lending data put additional pressure on policymakers to boost stimulus. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index inched up 4.85 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,914.82, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index ended up 0.5 percent at 27,065.28 despite rising pro-democracy unrest in the city.

China's bank lending declined notably in October, figures from the People's Bank of China showed. Banks lent CNY 661.3 billion in...