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Asian shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal TOKYO (AP) – Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday amid renewed hopes a U.S. trade deal with China may be near, despite recent tough talk from President Donald Trump. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.7% to 23,300.09, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 1.2% to 6,683.00.