· Asia-Pacific markets mixed; Tokyo exchange returns to trade after Thursday hardware failure
Stocks in Asia-Pacific traded mixed Friday morning, as investors await the release of Australia’s retail sales figures for August.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.72% in early trade while the Topix index advanced 0.73%. The moves came as the Tokyo Stock Exchange returned to trade on Friday following a halting of trade yesterday caused by a hardware glitch.
Meanwhile in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.13%.
Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index traded 0.07% higher.
Australia’s retail sales data for August are set to be released at around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN on Friday.
Markets in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and India are closed on Friday for holidays.
Reference: CNBC
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