Trading in shares in Japan ended lower on Friday with mixed dynamics of other Asian stock markets. Investors expect the publication of the key report on the U.S. labor market later today. Session in Hong Kong over rising signs of stabilization activity in the Chinese manufacturing sector.
Nikkei dropped 0.2% to 14,457.51 points on the eve of a long weekend in Tokyo and , after rising 1.3% in the previous session , which was the strongest in two weeks. The market had almost no effect slight strengthening of the yen against the dollar to 102.48 from 102.32 at the end of trading in New York on Thursday .
Shares of Sony Corp. fell 0.6 % after the company lowered its operating profit forecast for the full year by two-thirds .
Today, many investors are waiting for the publication of data on the number of jobs outside agriculture in the USA in April , which will shed light on the state of the world's largest economy .
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal, the expected strong growth of this indicator after higher-than- expected data on employment in the private sector , published on Wednesday .
South Korea's Kospi fell 0.1% to 1959.44 points , the Australian S & P / ASX 200 gained 0.2% to 5458.10 points, while Singapore's Straits Times was down 0.4 % in late trading .
The weakest performance over the week showed the Australian index , which fell 1.3 % from last Friday . Many stock markets hardly changed position on the week. Nikkei during this period increased by only 0.2 % , while the Shanghai Composite was at break-even .
Falling shares of banks and retailers all week pressured main Australian stock index after both sectors showed outperformed the previous week. However, negative attitudes towards bank shares softened slightly on Friday after that as paper Macquarie Group, Australia's largest investment bank , rose 0.9 % due to stronger -than-expected net profit for the year .
Shares of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. added 0.8% , and the paper Commonwealth Bank of Australia - 0,6%.
Most of the Asian markets were closed on Thursday, when China published the official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the manufacturing , which recorded a slight increase in activity in April. The index rose to 50.4 in April from 50.3 in March.
The Hang Seng rose 0.6% to 22,260.67 points , with the support of macro published . Markets in mainland China were closed on Friday for a holiday.
The final PMI index from HSBC for April will be published on Monday, and later next week , there are data on the trade balance and inflation in China.
Nikkei dropped 0.2% to 14,457.51 points on the eve of a long weekend in Tokyo and , after rising 1.3% in the previous session , which was the strongest in two weeks. The market had almost no effect slight strengthening of the yen against the dollar to 102.48 from 102.32 at the end of trading in New York on Thursday .
Shares of Sony Corp. fell 0.6 % after the company lowered its operating profit forecast for the full year by two-thirds .
Today, many investors are waiting for the publication of data on the number of jobs outside agriculture in the USA in April , which will shed light on the state of the world's largest economy .
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal, the expected strong growth of this indicator after higher-than- expected data on employment in the private sector , published on Wednesday .
South Korea's Kospi fell 0.1% to 1959.44 points , the Australian S & P / ASX 200 gained 0.2% to 5458.10 points, while Singapore's Straits Times was down 0.4 % in late trading .
The weakest performance over the week showed the Australian index , which fell 1.3 % from last Friday . Many stock markets hardly changed position on the week. Nikkei during this period increased by only 0.2 % , while the Shanghai Composite was at break-even .
Falling shares of banks and retailers all week pressured main Australian stock index after both sectors showed outperformed the previous week. However, negative attitudes towards bank shares softened slightly on Friday after that as paper Macquarie Group, Australia's largest investment bank , rose 0.9 % due to stronger -than-expected net profit for the year .
Shares of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. added 0.8% , and the paper Commonwealth Bank of Australia - 0,6%.
Most of the Asian markets were closed on Thursday, when China published the official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the manufacturing , which recorded a slight increase in activity in April. The index rose to 50.4 in April from 50.3 in March.
The Hang Seng rose 0.6% to 22,260.67 points , with the support of macro published . Markets in mainland China were closed on Friday for a holiday.
The final PMI index from HSBC for April will be published on Monday, and later next week , there are data on the trade balance and inflation in China.