Global shares exhibited a mixed performance on Tuesday at the outset of a second day of trade talks between Chinese and US officials.

France's CAC 40 jumped 1.1% in early trading to 7,887.57, while the German DAX rose 1.0% to 24,191.38. Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.3% to 24,191.38. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.2%. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% higher.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.8% to 40,674.55 on broad selling of major companies, including automakers and big banks. Toyota Motor Corp dipped 2.3% and Honda Motor Co fell 2.1%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group finished 1.8% lower, while Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group stock dipped 1.6%.