Tokyo/Sydney — Asian stocks retreated from six-month highs on Friday on uncertainty over whether and when the US and China will seal a deal marking a truce in their trade war that has slowed economic growth and roiled markets.

Global markets rallied overnight on news the two countries have agreed to roll back tariffs on each others’ goods as part of the first phase of a trade deal...

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