Asian markets ended mostly higher on Friday tracking Wall Street’s gains overnight on relief over US President Donald Trump's U-turn on Greenland. Chinese Shanghai Composite rose after Xiaomi announced a stock buyback program worth up to HK$2.5 billion ($321 million). Seoul shares ended up, led by brokerage and technology shares. The Japan’s Nikkei gained while the yen lagged after the Bank of Japan held its policy rate steady at 0.75%, as widely expected, but signalled that it was likely to continue raising interest rates in 2026.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 4,136.16 | 13.59 | 0.33 |
| Hang Seng | 26,749.51 | 119.55 | 0.45 |
| Jakarta Composite | 8,951.01 | -41.17 | -0.46 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,719.99 | 2.85 | 0.17 |
| Nikkei 225 | 53,846.87 | 157.98 | 0.29 |
| Straits Times | 4,891.45 | 63.13 | 1.31 |
| KOSPI Composite | 4,990.07 | 37.54 | 0.76 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 31,961.51 | 215.43 | 0.68 |
