Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he won’t rush into a trade deal with the US that would hurt the nation’s interests, although he’d welcome any progress made before an expected summit with US President Donald Trump.

India's benchmark indexes opened little changed on Thursday as investors assessed the U.S.-China trade deal and escalating tensions in the Middle East. The Nifty 50 was up 0.07% at 25,160.3 and the BSE Sensex rose 0.

U.S. stocks closed lower as investors assessed little progress on trade talks, after jumping in the morning on a cooler-than-expected inflation reading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1 point to close at 42,

US and Canadian officials are exchanging a document outlining potential trade deal terms, CBC News reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources, who said the paper is seen as a step toward a new trade pact.

The S&P 500 ended lower on Wednesday, with investors spooked by Middle East tensions, while a tame inflation report calmed concerns around tariff-driven price pressures and traders awaited more details on China-U.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a limited trade deal with China was “done,” pending his approval and that of Chinese President Xi Jinping.