Asian markets settled mostly higher on Friday ahead to key US jobs report later in the day that could decide the path of US interest rates. Japanese shares gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he has asked ministers to formulate an economic relief package to ease the bite of inflation. Hong Kong shares rose followed by Chinese stimulus measures announced recently, while Chinese shares were closed for a week-long holiday. Although, some gains were limited as ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran heightened market uncertainty.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Hang Seng | 22,736.87 | 623.36 | 2.74 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,496.09 | -47.74 | -0.64 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,629.97 | -11.58 | -0.71 |
| Nikkei 225 | 38,635.62 | 83.56 | 0.22 |
| Straits Times | 3,589.13 | 11.70 | 0.33 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,569.71 | 8.02 | 0.31 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 22,302.71 | -87.68 | -0.39 |
