Asian stocks set to end week on high note, outlook wary

By Saikat Chatterjee and Lisa Twaronite HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up on Friday and looked likely to end the week with tiny gains, although the outlook remained grim as investors continued dumping emerging market assets as their growth expectations faded. While Thursday's private and official surveys of China's factory sector weren't quite as bad as some had feared, a number pointed out the broader economic outlook for the region remained bleak. "The difference between new or