Asian markets mostly higher, yen up after BoJ vote

Asian markets were mostly higher on Friday following another strong lead from Wall Street, where traders took heart from more upbeat US jobs numbers.

The yen edged up in morning trade despite Japanese lawmakers giving final approval to the government’s nominees to take the helm at the Bank of Japan, with expectations high that it will usher in more aggressive monetary easing.

Tokyo rose 0.84 per cent, Hong Kong was 0.34 per cent higher, Sydney added 1.07 per cent and Shanghai was up 0.10 per cent. Seoul fell 0.50 per cent.

via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/1191352/asian-markets-mostly-higher-yen-after-boj-vote