Asia-Pacific stocks edge higher as investors await China’s GDP data
Stocks in Asia-Pacific rose in Monday morning trade, as investors await the release of China’s GDP data.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.94% in early trade while the Topix index added 0.94%.
Japan’s exports fell 4.9% as compared to a year earlier in September, according to trade statistics released by the country’s Ministry of Finance on Monday.
South Korea’s Kospi also advanced 0.65%.
Meanwhile, shares in Australia edged higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 up about 0.7%.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.26% higher.
Reference: CNBC
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