Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed ahead of U.S. jobs report

Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed ahead of U.S. jobs report

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Friday as investors look ahead to the release of U.S. jobs data for June. The rose 0.54%, while the Topix index gained 0.34%. Australia's advanced 0.51%. South Korea's added 0.91%, while the Kosdaq was 1.03% higher. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to report its nonfarm payrolls data Friday stateside. according to a Dow Jones survey. That would be less than the 390,000 jobs added in May. In company news, SoftBank on Thursday said Rajeev Misra will step down as CEO of SoftBank Global Advisors, but remain in two other positions. Overnight in the U.S., major indexes rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 346.87 points, or about 1.12%, to close at 31,384.55. The S&P 500 gained 1.5% to 3,902.62, while the Nasdaq Composite added 2.28% to 11,621.35. as Currencies and oil The , which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was last at 107.020 after strengthening earlier this week. Japan's traded at 135.90 per dollar, the was at $0.6845, trying to rise after falling following the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to raise rates on Tuesday. Oil futures were slightly lower in Asia's morning trade. was down