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• UPDATE 1-Tech stocks weigh on Europe, Brexit delay looms

  * Auto stocks gain on PSA earnings (Adds comments; updates prices)

• UPDATE 3-Lion Air families told 737 MAX design flaws linked to deadly crash

  * Mechanical and design issues contributed to crash -investigators

• Thousands could be affected by PG&E's latest planned power cutoffs

  People in more than 180,000 homes and businesses in California could find themselves in the dark as Pacific Gas & Electric again plans to shut off power in parts of 17 counties for up to two days, as a preventive measure against wildfires.

• UPDATE 4-N.Korea's Kim vows to clear 'shabby' S.Korea relics from Kumgang resort

  * Kim says S.Korean facilities are like 'makeshift tents' -KCNA

• MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf markets fall, weak earnings hit Saudi

  Most major Gulf indexes opened lower on Wednesday, with Saudi hurt by a slew of weak earnings, while Qatar extended losses for a fifth straight session.

• Pound pressured as Brexit timetable blocked, election risk grows

  * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv

• Japan's SoftBank invests in Brazilian marketplace integrator Olist

  Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is leading a 190 million reais ($46.65 million) third financing round for Brazilian marketplace integrator Olist, according to a joint statement on Wednesday.

• Making do with less: Mexican media bruised by president's austerity

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December promising to reduce public spending to free up more resources for the poor. But his austerity drive has left media outlets reeling, and raised questions about whether Lopez Obrador is trying to influence coverage.

• RPT-UPDATE 1-Aramco listing was delayed to rope in anchor investors -sources

  * Aramco wants anchor investors to cover no less than 40% -source

• Apple supplier Japan Display says 'client' has promised additional support

  Apple Inc supplier Japan Display Inc said on Wednesday that concerns about immediate cash shortfall have been resolved as a "client," which a source familiar with the matter said is Apple, has agreed to shorten a payment period.

• Tech slide drags European shares lower as Brexit delay looms

  European shares fell on Wednesday as a warning from U.S.-based Texas Instruments about a slowdown in the global tech industry weighed on European technology stocks, while UK lawmakers hit the pause button on Britain's exit from the European Union.

• Nikkei edges up to one-year high; chip-related stocks cap gains

  Japan's key benchmark stock index edged up to a one year-high, supported by gains for the phrama sector thanks to drugmaker Eisai rallying hard, though weak chip-related stocks capped the gains after disappointing results from Texas Instruments.

• UPDATE 6-SoftBank clinches WeWork takeover deal, bailing out co-founder

  * SoftBank agrees to spend more than $10 bln to take over WeWork

• METALS-Shanghai nickel rises on low stockpiles, Nornickel accident

  Shanghai nickel prices rose on Wednesday, tracking gains overnight in London, buoyed by supply concerns amid falling inventories and following an accident at major nickel producer Nornickel's mine in Siberia.

• TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended Oct 21

  Fujairah Oil Industry Zone on Wednesday published, via industry information service S&P Global Platts, the following weekly inventory data for oil products for the week ended Oct. 21. Volumes are in thousands of barrels. Figures in brackets represent volume change from prior week calculated by Reuters. Week Light Distillates Middle Residual Fuels Total Distillates 2019

• UPDATE 2-Two Australian IPOs cancelled in 'challenging' market

  * PropertyGuru "challenging" - fund manager (Adds portfolio manager comment)

• PRECIOUS-Gold holds steady amid Brexit uncertainties; technical buying gives support

  * SPDR Gold Trust holdings fell 0.5% on Tuesday (Adds comment; updates prices)

• UPDATE 1- SUV demand helps Peugeot maker PSA counter auto market gloom

  PSA Group reported a rise in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday on strong demand for its pricier SUV models, but the French carmaker said overall vehicle sales fell, and it lowered outlook for major auto markets.

• Australia shares end flat as healthcare hurts, utilities batter NZ

  * NZ index records worst session in over 2 mths (Changes throughout, updates to close)

• UPDATE 1-Talks with EU could be alternative to auto import tariffs, U.S.'s Ross tells FT

  New negotiations with the European Union could be an alternative to imposing tariffs on automotive imports next month, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has suggested in an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday.