Nikkei falls as Yen continues to gain against US dollar, Other Asian markets higher

Asian markets are trading on a mix note on Friday as Nikkei falls and on the other hand China gains. In addition, Gold finds support above $1260 marks and USD/JPY is hovers around 111.00 marks.

The Nikkei 225 index traded 1.18% lower at 16,719.77 points, while the broader Topix index tumbled 1.23% to 1,342.27 points.

Chinese markets started Friday's session on an upbeat note, taking cues from overnight gains on Wall Street. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index traded 0.48% higher at 20,602.43 points and the Shanghai Composite 0.38% in the black at 2,915.90 points.

South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.14% higher at 1990 points.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index was trading 0.16% higher to 5,176.55 points on Friday afternoon in Sydney.

New Zealand's S&P/NZX 50 index was trading 0.35% higher at 6,596.53 points on Friday afternoon in Wellington.