Asian markets mixed, as trade-war worries don’t appear over yet

The global stock rally continued in Asia on Wednesday, with many markets starting with modest gains after strength overnight in the U.S. and Europe.

Still, there were signs of doubt. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -0.20% was down 0.3% in morning trading, and S&P 500 futures ESM8, -0.44% were recently do…