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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Friday following a subdued Wall Street session.
Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 slid 0.23% in early trading.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index pointed to a lower open, trading at 25,900, against the index’s previous close of 25,935.9.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was set to open lower, with its futures contract in Chicago trading at 50,670 and its counterpart in Osaka at 50,590, against the index’s last close of 51,028.42.
Investors will be keeping an eye on the upcoming Reserve Bank of India’s rate decision.
Overnight in the U.S., the three major averages traded mixed. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose slightly as investors prepared for next week’s interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve.
The broad-based index inched up 0.11% to close at 6,857.12, while the Nasdaq Composite traded higher by just 0.22% to finish at 23,505.14. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped just 31.96 points, 0.07%, to 47,850.94.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Pia Singh contributed to this report.
