Asian shares edge up as earnings, geopolitics sway sentiment

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares pulled ahead on Thursday as corporate earnings and a ceasefire in northern Syria helped prop up sentiment, though the backdrop of trade and brexit uncertainties was enough to prevent a decisive shift towards riskier assets. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advanced 0.4% with Japan's Nikkei rising 0.66% to a one-year high. Australian shares climbed 0.5% while South Korea's KOSPI eased 0.1%. South Korea earlier reported third quarter..