GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks shrug off Sino-U.S. tension to resume gains – Reuters Africa

* Dollar slipping and stocks on the march
* MSCI AxJ +1%, Nikkei +1.7%, Hang Seng +2.2%
* U.S.-China trade talks eyed
* Asian stock markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
By Tom Westbrook and Lawrence Delevingne
SINGAPORE/BOSTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday on relief that another round of Sino-U.S. sparring appears not to have spilled over into trade, while hopes for U.S. stimulus lent support to oil and commodity currencies.
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