KUALA LUMPUR: Domestic stocks ticked up slightly as the start of the US corporate earnings started on a positive note and negotiations on an amicable Brexit showed progress.
Most Asian markets tracked US markets higher but China's stocks extended their slide from the previous session as its factory gate prices showed a decline at its fastest pace in more than three years in September. This on the heels of a faster rate of contraction in its exports for the month.
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