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• GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks edge higher but Saudi tensions limit advance

  Asian stocks rose modestly on Tuesday, gaining a firmer footing after a week of heavy losses, although cooling factory-gate inflation in China and increasing tensions between Saudi Arabia and the West have capped gains.

• JGBs edge lower as Japanese stocks recover, U.S. Treasury yields rise

  Japanese government bond prices inched lower on Tuesday, as Tokyo shares were on track to eke out a small gain and U.S. Treasury prices slipped with investors' concerns about stock market volatility appearing to be easing.

• Sanofi, Regeneron say late-stage Dupixent trials show positive results

  Drugmakers Sanofi and Regeneron said on Tuesday that they received positive results for their Dupixent product, which treats eczema and is seen as a key driver of future revenues.

• UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 16

  Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 1 point higher at 7,031 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers. * BP: Global oil major BP said on Monday fuel price controls are "not good", days after India asked state-run fuel retailers to shield customers from record-high costs by cutting margins. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca will keep its freeze on manufacturing investments in Britain if the country's exit from the European Union fails to give enough clarity o

• Mexico's Lopez Obrador pushes Big Oil to hurry, but offers little

  At his first meeting with foreign oil majors, Mexico's leftist president-elect pushed the companies to prove themselves by quickly pumping oil from recent finds, sources say, but gave no sign of offering up new fields to reverse dwindling output. President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador repeated a promise to respect more than 100 existing contracts awarded following a sweeping five-year-old energy overhaul

• PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Oct 16

  The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

• METALS-Copper drops 1.2 pct on U.S.-China trade war pressure

  London copper prices slid more than 1 percent on Tuesday as the market faced its biggest one-day loss in more than a week with pressure from a trade war between the United States and the world's top industrial metals consumer China. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 1.2 percent at $6,223 tonne, as of 0349 GMT. The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange drop

• OnDeck launches new subsidiary to partner with banks

  OnDeck Capital Inc has set up a subsidiary that will provide technology and other services to banks looking to lend to small businesses online, it said on Tuesday.

• PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Oct 16

  The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks edge up but Saudi tensions limit gains

  * Yen, Swiss franc and gold supported by recent risk aversion

• Ford unveils new China SUV, eyes sales boost next year

  U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co unveiled a new China sport utility vehicle (SUV) on Tuesday, and said its plan to release a spate of new models will help turn around tumbling sales in the world's top auto market from the start of next year.

• Morning News Call - India, October 16

  To access the newsletter, click on the link: http://share.thomsonreuters.com/assets/newsletters/Indiamorning/MNC_IN_10162018.pdf If you would like to receive this newsletter via email, please register at: https://forms.thomsonreuters.com/india-morning/ FACTORS TO WATCH 9:00 am: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to be present at the India Energy Forum in New Delhi. 10:00 am: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to attend ASSOCHAM’s Annual Session in New Delhi. GMF:

• Nikkei heavyweight shares rebound but Apple suppliers, retail stocks fall

  * Retail faces double whammy of tax hike and weak China demand

• METALS-LME copper drops 1 pct as U.S.-China trade war weighs

  London copper prices fell 1 percent on Tuesday as a trade war between the United States and the world's top industrial metals consumer China weighed on the market.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks bounce modestly but Saudi tensions limit gains

  * Yen, Swiss franc and gold supported by recent risk aversion

• UPDATE 1-Qualcomm, FTC ask judge to delay ruling to pursue settlement

  Qualcomm Inc and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday asked a federal judge to delay a preliminary ruling in an antitrust case U.S. regulators brought against the mobile chip company in order to pursue settlement talks.

• RPT-COLUMN-Alumina wake-up call for the aluminium supply chain: Andy Home

  The alumina market is experiencing a year of unprecedented turbulence.

• CORRECTED-BRIEF-Hudson Technologies Enters Extension Letter Related To Term Loan Credit Agreement

  * HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES ENTERS INTO EXTENSION LETTER RELATED TO INTERIM WAIVER AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO ITS TERM LOAN CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

• PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Oct 16

  The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

• Qualcomm, FTC ask judge to delay ruling to pursue settlement

  Qualcomm Inc and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday asked a federal judge to delay a preliminary ruling in an antitrust case U.S. regulators brought against the mobile chip firm in order to pursue settlement talks.