India, April 24 -- Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday as trade war concerns resurfaced following mixed signals from the Trump administration regarding easing tariffs on Chinese imports.
U.S.-China trade deal optimism faded after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there were no plans for President Donald Trump to move first in lowering tariffs to ease tensions, echoing comments from White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt that there will be no unilateral reduction in tariffs against China.
The dollar turned lower after a brief recovery, helping gold prices bounce back in Asian trading. Oil prices also edged up after Wednesday's 2 percent fall.
China's Shanghai Composite Index ended marginally higher at 3,297.29 despite shares ...