Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly in rise on Thursday tracking gains on Wall Street and driven by easing concerns over a global trade war, after the US and China adopted more restrained tariff measures,

Wall Street shifted lower in early trading Wednesday as markets took in more corporate earnings reports while considering the impact of tariffs being imposed by the United States and China.

Asian shares were trading mostly higher Thursday, after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.2% in early trading to 38,888.

Wall Street drifted higher as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest earnings reports

Wall Street is mixed in light trading early as anxiety dissipated somewhat after President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada