• Japan's Nikkei rose on Friday as index-heavyweight SoftBank soared more than 7 percent after its unit agreed to buy a robotics firm, but traders said a seemingly shock election result in the UK put investors on edge.
The Nikkei share average ended 0.5 percent higher at 20,013.26. For the week, the index posted a 0.8 percent drop.
• China stocks rose on Friday, helping the blue-chip index have its best week since November and close at its highest in 17 months thanks to solid data, a slowing in the pace of new listings and a central bank move to ease liquidity worries.
On Friday, The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.4 percent, to 3,576.17 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.3 percent to 3,158.40 points.
• Hong Kong stocks, which recently hit multiple 23-month highs, slipped on Friday, with sentiment hurt by uncertainly stemming from the outcome of the British election and China producer price data suggesting an economic slowdown.
The Hang Seng index fell 0.1 percent, to 26,030.29, while the China Enterprises Index lost 0.5 percent, to 10,592.17 points.
Reference: Reuters
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