Asia markets closed in the green as traders looked ahead to SpaceX’s historic initial public offering on Friday.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 vaulted 1,802.77 points, or 0.1%, to close Friday and the week at 66,020.04.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng surged 468.81 points, or 1.9%, to 24,718.10.
In other markets;
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 index regained 54.91 points, or 1.2%, to 4,777.32.
In Taiwan, the Taiex spiked 1,019.58 points, or 2.4%, to 44,169.04
In Korea, the Kospi index gained 359.67 points, or 4.6%, to 8,123.62.
In Singapore, the Straits Times 50 index took on 37.7 points, or 0.8%, to 5,025.80.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 restored 191.71 points, or 1.5%, to 13,393.88.
In Australia, the ASX recovered 170.79 points, or 2%, to 8,804.04.