Asian shares rise, currencies drop ahead of U.S. jobs data

MOST Asian stock markets rose on Friday while currencies fell against a firmer U.S. dollar, as investors awaited the key U.S. non-farm payrolls report for further clues about the Federal Reserve policy after dovish signals from global central banks.

Equities in Jakarta advanced 0.7% to hit a more than one-month high and were on track for a 0.6% weekly rise.