Asian markets edge higher on stimulus hope


HONG KONG (AFP): Asian markets mostly managed to eke out gains Wednesday (Aug 19) tracking yet another record on Wall Street, with hopes for a possible breakthrough in deadlocked US stimulus talks.

However, China-US tensions and fresh virus flare-ups in parts of the world -- and the reimposition of new containment measures -- continue to hang in the background.

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