Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures lost 0.15% in early trading. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures added 0.09%, while the Nikkei 225 index closed the overnight session down 0.35% Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures rose 0.05%.
WASHINGTON: Asian equities are likely to have a bumpy ride on Friday after U.S. stocks scaled new peaks for a third straight day and bond yields surged on the Federal Reserve's average-inflation strategy, as well as a promising development in curbing the coronavirus pandemic.
Markets swirled after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell laid out a policy that aims for 2% inflation on average so that too low a pace would be followed by an effort to lift inflation "moderately above 2% for some time."
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