Asian stocks rose broadly on Tuesday, with earnings optimism and hopes for a faster global economic recovery helping underpin sentiment. Investors were also relieved by Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments that a rate hike within this year is unlikely.
Chinese shares fell as worries about further liquidity tightening overshadowed buoyant trade data. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index dropped 16.48 points, or 0.48 percent, to 3,396.47 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended up 0.15 percent at 28,497.25.
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