Market Global stocks creep higher on US stimulus hopes, yuan sinks Updated : October 12, 2020 08:30 AM IST MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 percent in early trade. Brent crude futures slipped more than 1 percent to USD 42.28 a barrel and US crude futures were down about 1.4 percent at USD 40.04.