Asian markets ended mixed on Friday, with Japanese markets leading regional gains on yen weakness following Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s comments Wednesday that avoided giving a clear signal on interest rates next month. Meanwhile, Seoul shares dropped after South Korea's Acting President faced an impeachment vote amid a political crisis sparked by the Constitutional Court's first hearing on President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law. Chinese and Hong Kong markets closed on a muted note after data showed China's industrial profits dropped in November for a fourth straight month.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,400.14 | 2.06 | 0.06 |
| Hang Seng | 20,090.46 | -7.83 | -0.04 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,036.57 | -29.18 | -0.41 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,628.14 | 14.44 | 0.89 |
| Nikkei 225 | 40,281.16 | 713.10 | 1.77 |
| Straits Times | 3,771.63 | 10.18 | 0.27 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,404.77 | -24.90 | -1.04 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 23,275.68 | 28.74 | 0.12 |
