Global benchmarks mostly rose Tuesday, echoing a rally on Wall Street after President Donald Trump appeared to let up on some of his tariffs and as stress from within the US bond market seemed to be easing.

France’s CAC 40 added 0.6% to 7,316.09, while Germany’s DAX jumped 1.5% to 21,277.44. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 1.0% to 8,215.51.

The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.3% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2%.

In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 0.8% to finish at 34,267.54.

Automakers were among the biggest gainers, although their early surge was moderated by closing time. Toyota Motor Corp. jumped 3.7%, while Honda Motor Co. gained 3.6%. Electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp.’s stock price added 2.2%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 7,761.70 and South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.9% to 2,477.41.

Chinese shares wobbled, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rising 0.2% to 21,466.27 after fluctuating much of the day. The Shanghai Composite added 0.2% to 3,267.66.