SINGAPORE: Asian stocks made a cautious start to trading on Tuesday (Jun 2) as uncertainty over whether the ceasefire in the Middle East conflict capped the lift to sentiment from renewed optimism around AI. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fluctuated between gains and losses as trading commenced, last 0.5 per cent lower, led by a 2 per cent decline for Korean shares after an initially higher open. S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.3 per cent, while in Japan, the