• Asian shares flatlined on Friday but remained on track for a weekly gain, while crude oil prices pulled away from this week's 10-month lows.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was nearly unchanged on the day, and was up 0.4 percent for the week.
• Japan's Nikkei share average finished the session little changed on Friday as dollar-yen levels steadied after major economic events, while Nintendo hit new multi-year highs on ongoing hopes for a new title on Switch.
The Nikkei closed at 20,132.67, up 0.1 percent on the day. The index gained 1.0 percent for the week, its first weekly gains in three weeks after having touched its highest levels since August 2015 on Tuesday, supported by a fall in the yen and optimism over the global economy.
• China stocks slipped on Friday morning, erasing earlier gains, with sentiment hurt by a tumble in internet shares after Beijing tightened the noose around online content.
The CSI300 index rose in the morning, but a bout of selling toward the lunch break knocked the blue-chip index down 0.4 percent by midday, to 3,576.37 points. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.7 percent, to 3,124.23points.
• Hong Kong shares were little changed on Friday, and roughly flat for the week, amid concerns that MSCI's decision this week to include China-listed shares to its emerging market benchmark could weaken the city's role as a gateway to investing in China.
The Hang Seng index was unchanged at 25,670.05, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.3 percent, to10,430.04 points.
Reference: Reuters,CNBC
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