Asian-Pacific markets traded in Friday mixed, equating to Wall Street, because investors also assessed a series of economic data in the region.
Japanese Nikkei 225 has fallen by 0.41%, while Topix lost 0.39% after the basic consumer prices in Tokyo grew at a slower pace in August. The basic index of consumer prices in Tokyo, which does not involve fresh food, but includes energy, increased by 2.5% compared to the previous year, which is in line with the forecasts of Reuters economists and it has increased by 2.9% in July. However, the figure remained above the target value of the bank of Japan of 2%.
The unemployment rate in Japan also decreased to 2.3% in July, compared to 2.5% of the previous month.
South Korean Kospi lost 0.22%, while the Kosdaq index fell by 0.27% after the former first lady of South Korea Kim Keon Hee allegedly accused of corruption and bribe. Kim is the wife of the former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeola, who was removed with duty and arrested earlier this year due to the short-term declaration on the introduction of the extraordinary situation, SEEbiz reports. South Korean von weakened 0.15% to 1,387.38 compared to the dollar.
Australian S & P / ASX 200 dropped by 0.14%.
Hong Kong Index Hang Seng added 0.51%, while the continental CSI 300 increased by 0.13%.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at 25. Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization during the weekend in Tianjin, which will be the first visit to China in seven years.
New Delhi and Beijing could start interviews in Tianjin, as the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated the possibility of bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit.
