Asian markets settled mixed on Friday ahead of release of Fed's Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, that could offer signal into when US rate cuts can be expected next year. Chinese shares declined as internet stocks tumbled after China released draft regulations for the online game industry aimed at curbing spending and rewards that encourage video games. Japanese shares gained marginally after Japan's headline inflation rate slowed to 2.8% year-on-year in November from 3.3% in the previous month.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,914.78 | -3.93 | -0.13 |
| Hang Seng | 16,340.41 | -280.72 | -1.72 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,237.52 | 27.90 | 0.39 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,454.38 | -1.20 | -0.08 |
| Nikkei 225 | 33,169.05 | 28.58 | 0.09 |
| Straits Times | 3,140.32 | 27.82 | 0.89 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,599.51 | -0.51 | -0.02 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 17,596.63 | 52.89 | 0.30 |
