Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday, taking their cues from a record finish on Wall Street overnight after US economic data continued to show a gradual improvement.
China�s Shanghai Composite was down 0.22 percent or 4.79 points at 2,200.98.
Hong Kong�s Hang Seng rose 0.68 percent or 160.91 points at 23,741.20.
Japan�s Nikkei added 1.12 percent or 172.07 points at 15,537.67.
Singapore�s Straits Times was down 0.14 percent or 4.46 points at 3,167.92.
South Korea�s Seoul Composite rose 0.28 percent or 5.52 points at 1,999.30.
Taiwan�s Taiwan Weighted was up 0.13 percent or 10.35 points at 8,109.80.