TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held its gains versus the yen and Swiss franc on Friday as investors bought riskier assets on news that China and the United States had agreed to roll back tariffs as part of an as yet unfinalised preliminary pact to end their trade war.

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.