South Korea's consumer sentiment rose for the second consecutive month in October.<br />According to the Bank of Korea, the consumer sentiment index came to 98-point-six for this month, up one-point-seven points from September.<br />The central bank attributed the rise to optimism over the U.S.-China trade negotiations and higher stock prices.<br />But the figure is still below 100, meaning there are more pessimists than optimists about the local economy.<br />But inflation expectations edged down point-one percentage points to 1-point-seven percent, the lowest figure since the data release began in 2002.<br />
