Asian markets ended mostly higher on Friday, even after three top Federal Reserve officials urged patience on interest rate cuts until its clear inflation is moderating back to the 2% target. Meanwhile, Chinese shares gained as China announced fresh measures to revive the struggling property market. China will cut interest rates of mortgage loans and down-payment ratios for homebuyers to boost lacklustre property demand. However, Japanese markets finished lower tracking overnight falls in Wall Street, and majority of Japanese firms surveyed said the recent depreciation of the yen has eroded their profits.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,154.03 | 31.63 | 1.00 |
| Hang Seng | 19,553.61 | 177.08 | 0.91 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,317.24 | 70.54 | 0.96 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,616.62 | 5.51 | 0.34 |
| Nikkei 225 | 38,787.38 | -132.88 | -0.34 |
| Straits Times | 3,313.48 | 8.49 | 0.26 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,724.62 | -28.38 | -1.04 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 21,258.47 | -45.79 | -0.22 |
