Japan's Nikkei 225 was trading up 629.31 points, or 0.98%, at 64,704.73, recovering some of the previous two sessions' losses, with gains led by banks, exporters and tech stocks while automakers slipped. Japan's September trade deficit was 536.6 billion yen, wider than the 181.0 billion yen shortfall forecast but narrower than August's 1,111.9 billion yen, as exports rose 16.7% to 10.972 trillion yen and imports rose 18.9% to 11.508 trillion yen. On Wall Street, the Dow jumped 529.85 points, or 1%, to 52,495.88 on Tuesday, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq edged lower. Crude oil fell $1.76, or 1.82%, to $101.84 per barrel after reports that Qatar and Pakistan are pushing for a U.S.-Iran peace deal.
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