Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower in the early deals on Friday following the mixed cues from Wall Street and as the British pound fell sharply to a three-decade low. Investors also preferred to remain on the sidelines ahead of the release of the crucial US jobs data for September later in the day. The strength of the jobs data could impact the outlook for monetary policy, although the US Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its next meeting in November. Employment is expected to increase by 168,000 jobs in September after climbing by 151,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate is expected to hold at 4.9 percent. Japanese stocks dipped as investors were cautious before an impending US jobs report, a crucial data point that could influence the timing of the Federal Reserve's next rate hike and underpin near-term direction for risk asset markets. Additionally, a stronger yen weighed on exporters' shares. The markets in China are closed all week and will re-open on Monday.
Nikkei 225 dropped 51.08 points or 0.30% to 16,848.02, Hang Seng dipped 115.94 points or 0.48% to 23,836.56, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 1.56 points or 0.09% to 1,665.17, Straits Times decreased 12.17 points or 0.42% to 2,873.05, KOSPI Index contracted 10.12 points or 0.49% to 2,055.18, Taiwan Weighted crumbled 26.87 points or 0.29% to 9,257.44, and Jakarta Composite was down by 27.72 points or 0.51% to 5,381.62.
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