Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday as United States President Donald Trump stated he didn't want tariffs on China to "go higher," as he clarified that higher tariffs "you make it where people don't buy." Elsewhere, Japanese consumer price data showed inflation slowed from 3.7% in February to 3.6% in March.
South Korea's Kospi added 0.29% at 4:05 am CET, while Japan's Nikkei 225 grew by 0.63% at 4:06 am CET. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite lowered by 0.32% and the Shenzhen Composite traded flat at 4:07 am CET.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 as well as Hong Kong's Hang Seng were closed for the holidays.