Hong Kong/New York — Asian stocks cautiously pushed further into record territory on Tuesday, and oil edged higher after US benchmarks were pepped up by news of another promising coronavirus vaccine.

Investor sentiment was given a boost when Moderna said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing infection based on interim data...

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