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• Asian shares hit a 10-year peak on Tuesday with investors breathing a sigh of relief as North Korean fears eased slightly and the worst-case scenario from Hurricane Irma looked to have been avoided.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.2 percent to its highest level since late 2007. Japan’s Nikkei added 1.0 percent.

• Japanese stocks climbed to their highest in a month on Tuesday with financials leading gains for most sectors after Wall Street soared overnight.

The Nikkei rose 1.2 percent to 19,776.62, the highest closing level since Aug. 8. Financial stocks outperformed in line with their U.S. counterpart

• China stocks edged higher on Tuesday, though gains rooted in consumer and financial firms were pared as shares of new energy auto firms succumbed to profit-taking late in the session.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.3 percent, to 3,837.93 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.1 percent to 3,379.49 points.

• Hong Kong shares were steady on Tuesday, with the benchmark index staying close to more than two-year highs but not joining most Asian exchanges climbing after New York stocks surged overnight.

The Hang Seng index inched up 0.1 percent, to 27,972.24, while the China Enterprises Index climbed 0.2 percent, to 11,242.06 points.

• European bourses continued their relief rally, opening higher on Tuesday after stock markets in Asia and in the U.S. hit new record highs as worries about Hurricane Irma and North Korea’s nuclear standoff eased.

All major trading centres and most sectors traded in positive territory as thee pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.3 percent, although some investors questioned how sustainable current markets levels are.

Reference: Reuters,CNBC