Most stock markets extended gains Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing and as investors looked to corporate earnings.

Tokyo hit another record as Japan swore in new prime minister Sanae Takaichi and brought an end to a period of political uncertainty.

On Wall Street the Dow and S&P 500 nudged higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dipped as more companies reported their earnings.

“The overarching point this morning is that the earnings news for the September quarter continues to be better than expected, and, most importantly, the guidance has been generally reassuring,” said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O’Hare.

“The fact that the market isn’t as expressive about those points this morning as one might expect is due mostly to that reality having been priced in t

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