Asian markets ended mixed on Friday after US President Donald Trump announced a delay in implementing reciprocal tariffs until April and TikTok returned on the US app stores of Apple and Google. Japanese shares declined as the yen strengthened on BoJ interest rate hike bets. Hong Kong shares jumped, led by AI shares on easing US-China trade war fears. On the economic data front, Malaysia's economy expanded more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter on household spending and investment. Gross domestic product expanded 5.0 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter. This was revised up from the prior estimate of 4.8 percent and follows 5.4 percent growth registered in the third quarter.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,346.72 | 14.24 | 0.43 |
| Hang Seng | 22,620.33 | 805.96 | 3.56 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,638.46 | 24.89 | 0.37 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,591.60 | -0.68 | -0.04 |
| Nikkei 225 | 39,149.43 | -312.04 | -0.80 |
| Straits Times | 3,877.50 | -5.08 | -0.13 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,591.05 | 7.88 | 0.30 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 23,152.61 | -246.80 | -1.07 |
