Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed after Trump formalizes lower Japanese auto tariffs

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Mount Fuji and buildings successful the Shinjuku territory are reflected connected a array astatine an reflection platform successful Tokyo, Japan, connected December 24, 2013.

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Asia-Pacific markets were acceptable to unfastened mixed Friday aft U.S. President Donald Trump signed an enforcement bid Thursday formalizing a little Japanese car import tariff of 15%, down from 27.5%.

The bid besides confirms the statement for $550 cardinal of Japanese investments successful U.S. projects.

Japan's Nikkei 225 was acceptable to unfastened higher, with the futures declaration successful Chicago astatine 42,945, portion its counterpart successful Osaka past traded astatine 42,910, against the index's past adjacent of 42,580. 27.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was connected people to unfastened lower, with the futures declaration astatine 25,021, compared with its Thursday adjacent astatine 25,058.51.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was acceptable to unfastened higher, with the futures declaration astatine 8,866 against the index's past adjacent astatine 8,826.5.

Malaysian and Indonesian markets were closed for a holiday.

U.S. equity futures were small changed up of the August jobs study owed retired Friday stateside.

Overnight stateside, each 3 cardinal benchmarks roseate connected hopes of a favorable jobs study that supports a Federal Reserve complaint chopped chance.

The wide marketplace S&P 500 finished up 0.83% astatine 6,502.08, portion the Nasdaq Composite settled up 0.98% astatine 21,707.69. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 350.06 points, oregon 0.77%, astatine 45,621.29. It was S&P 500′s 21st grounds adjacent truthful acold this year.

— CNBC's Sean Conlon and Sarah Min contributed to this report.

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