Forex
US Jobs Report Looms Large Over Asia Markets
Asian stock markets held their breath on Friday, waiting for the release of US jobs data that could influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision next month.
The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat, down 0.4% for the week.
Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.9%, but was still set to rise 1.2% for the week.
South Korea's KOSPI fell 0.5% and was down 5.0% for the week, marking a seventh straight week of declines.