Asia-Pacific markets closed mostly higher Friday.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 eased off 11.19 points, or 0.02%, to 69,030.92
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index climbed 425.56 points, or 1.8%, to 24,211.35.
In other markets;
Markets in Korea and Taiwan were closed for holiday.
In Shanghai, the CSI eked ahead 6.98 points, or 0.2%, to 4,317.26.
In Singapore, the Straits Times index faltered 11.07 points, or 0.2%, to 5,401.89.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 gained 57.8 points, or 0.4% to 13,749.35.
In Australia, the ASX 200 tallied 55.73 points, or 0.6%, to 8,716.64.
