Asian markets settled mixed on Friday ahead of Japanese elections set to take place this weekend, while uncertainty over the US presidential election also kept sentiments mixed. However, Chinese shares gained ahead of the upcoming session of China's top legislature in the first week of November to discuss a wide range of issues facing the world’s second-largest economy. In South Korea, the Kospi marginally rose after tech gains on Wall Street, even with investors remaining concerned over a possible slower pace of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,299.70 | 19.44 | 0.59 |
| Hang Seng | 20,590.15 | 100.53 | 0.49 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,694.66 | -21.89 | -0.28 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,618.30 | -13.93 | -0.85 |
| Nikkei 225 | 37,913.92 | -229.37 | -0.60 |
| Straits Times | 3,593.41 | -11.54 | -0.32 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,583.27 | 2.24 | 0.09 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 23,348.45 | 155.93 | 0.67 |
