·         Stocks wobbled on Monday as investors weighed the possibility of the U.S. and China striking a deal to end the ongoing tariff war.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 53.22 points lower at 25,053.11, giving up an earlier gain of 90 points. The S&P 500 ended the day up less than 0.1 percent at 2,709.80 as gains in the industrials sector were capped by losses in health care and communications services. The Nasdaq Composite closed 0.1 percent higher at 7,307.90.

·         European stocks closed higher on Monday, with market participants looking ahead to a fresh round of U.S.-China trade talks this week.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed provisionally up 0.88 percent, with all sectors and major bourses in positive territory.

·         Stocks in Asia saw gains in morning trade on Tuesday — despite a tepid finish on Wall Street as geopolitical uncertainty continue to weigh on investors.

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.01 percent in early trade, while the Topix gained 1.03 percent with shares of Fast Retailing rising around 0.3 percent. South Korea's Kospi was slightly higher.

Reference: CNBC