HONG KONG―Asian markets headed into the weekend on a cautious note Friday, bringing an end to a volatile week, with eyes now fixed on the release of key US jobs data and the impact of deadly storm Harvey. On equity markets Tokyo’s Nikkei ended 0.2 percent higher, while Shanghai put on 0.2 percent, with Sydney 0.2 percent higher. But Hong Kong was 0.1 percent off in the afternoon and Seoul slipped 0.2 percent. In early European trade London rose 0.2 percent, Frankfurt gained 0.4 percent and Paris jumped 0.6 percent. The single currency was back around $1.19, having fallen to around $1.1850, while the greenback sat at 110.11 yen, down from its 110.50 levels Thursday.

Source: The Standard September 01, 2017 12:11 UTC