Asian markets ended mostly higher on Friday on account of Chinese stimulus expectations after the housing minister said the country needs more effective implementation measures such as lower home mortgage rates and down payment ratios for first-time home buyers to help spur home purchases. Seoul shares gained marginally, despite data showing that South Korea's factory output fell more than expected in June. Although, Japanese shares declined by Wall Street’s overnight fall following worries over continuation of interest rate hikes in the United States, while the Japanese yen rose after the BOJ said that it will adopt a more flexible approach to controlling bond yields, by allowing them to trade fluctuate beyond its target range.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,275.93 | 59.26 | 1.81 |
| Hang Seng | 19,916.56 | 277.45 | 1.39 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,900.23 | 3.57 | 0.05 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,450.35 | -0.92 | -0.06 |
| Nikkei 225 | 32,759.23 | -131.93 | -0.40 |
| Straits Times | 3,371.17 | 33.75 | 1.00 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,608.32 | 4.51 | 0.17 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 17,292.93 | 51.11 | 0.30 |
