Asia-Pacific markets mostly set to open higher after Wall Street gains on strong jobs report

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Most Asia-Pacific markets are set to climb on Friday, trailing gains on Wall Street after a better-than-expected jobs report eased investors’ concerns of a slowdown in the U.S. economy.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 40,095 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 40,120, against the index’s Thursday close of 39,785.90.

Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 23,991, pointing to a lower open compared to the HSI’s last close of 24,069.94.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 is slated to open higher with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,611 compared to its last close of 8,595.80.

— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Lisa Kailai Han contributed to this report.

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