The Seoul skyline.
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Asia-Pacific markets were poised to climb on Friday, leading Wall Street gains as investors also assess a slate of economic data in the region.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was on course to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 42,910 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 42,900, against the index’s last close of 42,828.79.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was set to start the day lower, with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,928, compared with the index’s last close of 8,980.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 25,104, pointing to a higher open compared to the HSI’s last close of 24,998.82.
Investors are also assessing a slew of economic data in the region, including South Korea’s industrial output and Tokyo’s inflation data.
Overnight stateside, the three major averages closed higher. The broad market S&P 500 index finished 0.32% higher at 6,501.86 after hitting a new all-time intraday high above the 6,500 level. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day up 0.53% at 21,705.16, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 71.67 points, or 0.16% to end at 45,636.90, which was also a record.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon contributed to this report.