Beijing, China (BBN)-Asian markets trade mixed on Friday despite a bounce in energy shares on rising oil prices.
The price of US oil and Brent crude rose more than 4% to $50.48 and $57.57 a barrel respectively in New York, reports BBC.
Investors are also keeping an eye on US jobs data, due later in the day, which is expected to show firm growth in January – marking the 12th consecutive month of more than 200,000 jobs added.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 0.7% to 17,634.75.
Investor sentiment was also boosted by assurances that Greek banks would get funding despite the European Central Bank saying that it would no longer allow the banks to use government debt as collateral for loans.
The access to emergency funding helped ease fears of an immediate banking crisis.
The dollar was at 117.48 yen against 117.55 yen in US trade.
AUSTRALIA’S RALLY
Australian shares headed higher for the 12th consecutive session as the rebound in oil prices supported energy shares.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.1% to 5,817.7 points.
Shares in Virgin Australia jumped 2.8% after the airline reported that its fiscal second quarter underlying profit was up by more than $47m (£30m) from the same period a year ago.
Chinese shares headed lower with the Shanghai Composite down 0.8% at 3,112.06.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was lower 0.3% at 24,704.62.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s Kospi index also traded lower 0.2% at 1,948.33.
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