Epic Asian Markets Update
Asian stocks widened gains on Friday after key economic reports from China largely met market expectations. China�s Q3 GDP was up 7.8 percent, YoY and up 2.2 percent, QoQ. China�s Shanghai Composite was up 0.17 percent or 3.72 points at 2,192.26. Hong Kong�s Hang Seng rose 0.77 percent or 178.95 points at 23,273.83. Japan�s Nikkei was flat at 14,595.78 while Singapore�s Straits Times added 0.31 percent or 9.76 points at 3,196.38. South Korea�s Seoul Composite gained 0.18 percent or 3.73 points at 2,044.34. Taiwan�s Taiwan Weighted rose 0.26 percent or 21.45 points at 8,396.13.