Asian stocks traded mixed on Friday following the easing of Tokyo's consumer inflation, and with minutes from the policy meeting of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) revealing that the bank will maintain its current loose policy.
In business news, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said its newest Galaxy S24 model broke a record in preorders in South Korea, beating even the Galaxy Note 10 when it came to daily pre-sales.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 is closed today due to Australia Day, the country's national holiday.
South Korea's Kospi Composite was up by 1.13% at 3:18 am CET, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose by 0.16% at 3:22 am CET.
On the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen Composite decreased by 0.15% and 0.09%, respectively and Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.95% at 3:24 am CET.
The dollar traded 0.08% lower against the yen, going for ¥147.6070 at 3:25 am CET.
