Tokyo — Asian shares edged up on Tuesday, on track for a winning month and bolstered by gains on Wall Street as investors awaited a speech by US President Donald Trump for signals on tax reform and infrastructure spending. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2%, up 3.6% in February nearly 10% for the year so far. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.4% as financial shares gained, while China’s Shanghai Composite index added 0.3%. Japan’s Nikkei stock index got a tailwind from a weaker yen and rose 0.8%, on track to gain more than 1% for February and 0.7% for the year to date. "Investors have seen the market fluctuating between hope and disappointment about Trump’s growth policy and a lack of details," said Isao Kubo, equity strategist at Nissay Asset Management in Tokyo. On Monday, US stocks edged up, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at a record high for a 12th consecutive session, after Trump said he would talk about his plans for "big...
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