GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares edge up on brightening US prospects, BOJ awaited
October 30, 2014 at 20:34 PM EDT
TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Asian shares ticked higher on Friday on Wall Street's cheer after upbeat U.S. growth data, while the dollar traded around four-week highs against the yen as investors awaited the outcome of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting.