Emerging Markets - Stocks tick higher in holiday-thinned trade, eye weekly gains; Asean stocks rise for 8th session


JAKARTA (Reuters): Shares in emerging Asia edged slightly higher on Friday, as holidays in most markets and wary investors taking a cautious approach to tariff negotiations curbed trading. 

Most benchmark gauges were on track to end the week in positive territory, recuperating from extreme shocks that jolted financial markets after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on major trading partners two weeks ago. 

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