Asian markets mixed after Wall St drop, Shanghai dips before briefing

Chinese stocks dipped a day before a highly anticipated news conference at which it is hoped the country's finance minister will outline fresh fiscal stimulus to add to a raft of measures unveiled last month. Wall Street's three main indexes ticked down Thursday after figures showed September US consumer prices rose slightly less than the previous month but a little more than forecast, while the closely watched core reading edged a little higher. The reading followed last Friday's blockbuster data...