Asia markets mostly rise while China stocks falter; investors assess Japan inflation, Singapore GDP data
Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street that saw the S&P log gains for a fourth straight day. The exceptions were Hong Kong's Hang Seng index, which fell 2.2% in its last hour of trade, and mainland China's CSI 300, which widened losses to 3.1% to close at 3,865.7.