Japanese stocks rose modestly to reverse some of the previous session’s slide while Australian stocks pulled back from fresh 10-year highs as the year’s final trading day began.
Asian stocks were mostly higher as 2017’s last trading day progressed, with Japan rebounding some from weakness late Thursday and tech names in the region continuing to recover from early-week selling.
After a slide in the dollar sent Japanese equities falling into the close Thursday, the Nikkei finished morning trading up 0.
