Major stock indexes wobble ahead of Asia's Friday trading day

The sentiment looks set to extend to the Friday trading session in Asia. Futures pointed to a lower open for Japanese equities after the benchmark Nikkei 225 closed higher for the 13th straight session on Thursday. Nikkei futures traded in Chicago were down 0.48 percent at 21,345 and Osaka futures were off 0.6 percent at 21,320. Those were substantially below the benchmark index's previous close of 21,448.52.

Down Under, the S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.16 percent in early trade.

In currencies, the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six currencies, edged down to 93.266 at 7:01 a.m. HK/SIN. The U.S. currency was also softer against the Japanese yen at 112.56.

The New Zealand dollar was also in focus after the currency tumbled in the last session on news that the Labour Party would form a coalition government with the nationalist party, New Zealand First. The Kiwi dollar traded at $0.7027, off levels around the $0.71 handle seen for most of the week.

Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal

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