Natural rubber production in September 2019 increased 7.2 per cent

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks retreated from six-month highs on Friday on uncertainty over whether and when the United States and China will seal a deal marking a truce in their trade war that has slowed economic growth and roiled markets.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s exports in October fell 0.9% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Friday, pointing to a worsening outlook for the country’s manufacturers as the Sino-U.S. trade war drags on.

TOKYO (Reuters) - World stocks rallied to near record highs on Friday after China said it had agreed with the United States to cancel tariffs in phases, a key demand of Beijing for sealing a deal to end a trade war that has slowed economic growth and roiled markets.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose to an over 3-month high on Wednesday, as growing hopes for a US-China trade deal boosted investors' risk appetite.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices were unchanged on Thursday, holding on to most of their losses from the previous session, on worries that a long-awaited interim deal to dial back a crippling U.S.-China trade war could be delayed.