Asia stocks skid on weak China data, yen dives as BOJ tweaks yield control

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Published Oct 30, 2023 10:14PM ET Updated Oct 31, 2023 01:10AM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Passersby walk past an electric monitor displaying the Japanese yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo XAU/USD -0.08% Add to/Remove from Watchlist US500 +1.20% Add to/Remove from Watchlist JP225 +0.09% Add to/Remove from Watchlist HK50 -2.06% Add to/Remove from Watchlist Gold -0.08% Add to/Remove from Watchlist LCO +0.51% Add to/Remove from Watchlist CL +0.57% Add to/Remove from Watchlist US10Y... -0.08% Add to/Remove from Watchlist SSEC -0.41% Add to/Remove from Watchlist SCBFF -0.13%...