Asian markets ended higher on Friday as strong US and Chinese economic data cemented expectations of a solid global economic recovery. The National Bureau of Statistics said that China's gross domestic product expanded 18.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021. That was shy of estimates for a jump of 19.0 percent but was up sharply from the 6.5 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2020. Japanese markets ended marginally higher as the country considers stricter Covid-19 measures for areas surrounding Tokyo. Investors awaited the outcome of a meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden, set for the weekend.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,426.62 | 27.63 | 0.81 |
| Hang Seng | 28,969.71 | 176.57 | 0.61 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,086.26 | 6.76 | 0.11 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,608.38 | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| Nikkei 225 | 29,683.37 | 40.68 | 0.14 |
| Straits Times | 3,201.76 | 16.99 | 0.53 |
| KOSPI Composite | 3,198.62 | 4.29 | 0.13 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 17,158.81 | 82.08 | 0.48 |
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