• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI inched up 0.04 percent to end at 23,548.42, while the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.13 percent to 2,591.13. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.33 percent to 6,786.44.
U.S. stocks climbed to record highs on Monday, helped by optimism about merger activity and as investors bet that a Republican plan to cut corporate taxes would bolster earnings.
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• Asian shares touched their highest in a decade on Tuesday, while oil prices edged down after surging to a more than two-year peak as Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cracked down on corruption.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS edged up 0.2 percent in early trade to its loftiest peak since November 2007, getting a bump higher after all three major U.S. equity indexes closed at record highs overnight.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 slipped 0.2 percent, feeling the pinch as the yen remained well above the previous session's lows.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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