Asia stock markets today: live updates

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors await details on the U.S.’ trade deals ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for higher tariffs next week.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark declined 0.13% in choppy trade while the broader Topix index lost 0.22%.

In South Korea, the Kospi index declined by 1.41% while the small-cap Kosdaq dropped by 1.86%.

Mainland China’s CSI 300 index added 0.41% in choppy trade, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.62%.

Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was flat.

Meanwhile, India’s benchmark Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex started the day flat.

Overnight stateside, a better-than-expected jobs report eased investors’ concerns of a slowdown in the U.S. economy and pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to fresh record highs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 344.11 points, or 0.77%, settling at 44,828.53. The S&P 500 added 0.83% to close at 6,279.35, while the Nasdaq gained 1.02% and ended at 20,601.10. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also closed at records.

U.S. markets are closed on Friday for the Independence Day public holiday.

— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Lisa Kailai Han contributed to this report.