Stocks mixed, oil up as traders eye Mideast and central banks

Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 31, 2023

Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday, with traders tracking developments in the Middle East crisis as Israel presses on with its ground incursion of Gaza, while oil prices edged up. Attention is also on meetings by major central banks, with Japan announcing a small tweak to its policy control programme that fell short of expectations, sending the yen down against the dollar but providing support