Australia stocks trade up; pound strengthens amid progress on proposed Brexit deal By: CNBC.com News November 14, 2018 at 18:54 PM EST The benchmark ASX 200 advanced 0.26 percent in the morning as most sectors gained, with materials adding 0.43 percent. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple ClearBridge American Energy MLP Fund Inc. Ultra Semiconductors 2X ETF Wabco Holdings Inc