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• European markets opened mostly higher on the last trading day of the week, as investors geared up for the latest in corporate news, ahead of a speech by the U.S. president in Davos.

The pan-European STOXX 600 opened up 0.11 percent on Friday, with sectors pointing in different directions at the start of trade. Major bourses were mostly higher.

• Asian stocks extended their winning run to the 11th day on Friday, while the battered dollar won back some ground after President Donald Trump said he wanted a strong U.S. currency.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.25 percent for the day, led by gains in Chinese financial and property shares.

• Japan’s Nikkei share average ended lower in choppy trade on Friday as investors locked in profits ahead of the weekend, while mining shares and financial firms underperformed the market.

The Nikkei closed 0.2 percent down at 23,631.88, after oscillating in and out of positive terrain in early trade. For the week, the Nikkei declined 0.7percent.

• China stocks ended higher on Friday but were off two-year highs touched earlier, with the Shanghai index up for the sixth week in a row, supported by gains in real estate and transport firms.

At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 10.78 points or 0.3 percent at 3,559.09

Reference: Reuters, CNBC