Stocks Have Worst Month In 7 Years

TOKYO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian stocks clawed up from 20-month lows on Wednesday amid pledges by China to support its markets, but investor confidence was brittle after equity markets bled trillions of dollars in a grim October. FILE PHOTO: Visitors look at a stock quotation board at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Japan, October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato Graphic: MSCI World and Asia Indices - tmsnrt.rs/2P1xKze A confluence of factors ranging from Sino-U.S.