Asian shares dropped in tentative morning trade on Tuesday as sentiment remained fragile in the face of tense trade relations between the United States and major economies.

The Asia Pacific MSCI index ex-Japan dropped 0.66 percent on early Tuesday trade, while Japan’s Nikkei average was little changed.

In China, the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.23 percent and the blue chip CSI300 index fell 0.19 percent.

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