Asian shares were mixed on Friday as jubilance over positive US economic data and a Wall Street record high were tempered by caution in the region, where the coronavirus vaccine rollout has lagged.
Asian stock markets were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street retreated from a record high as major banks reported strong profits at the start of the US earnings season.
Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday after Wall Street hit a high following an uptick in US inflation and an order by regulators to suspend use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.