Stocks across most major emerging markets rose on Tuesday, rebounding after logging sharp declines in recent sessions, although sentiment was still fragile and investors searched for signs of respite in an ongoing global trade war. MSCI's index tracking equities in developing markets edged up 0.3%, bouncing back after logging its biggest one-day drop since the 2008 global financial crisis on Monday. Chinese stocks rose 1.7% as sovereign fund Central Huijin Investment took steps to stabilise the capital market. Hong Kong stocks climbed more than 1.5%, rebounding from their steepest decline since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The yuan was flat.