Tokyo jumped 1.9% and Hong Kong increased by 0.5%, while Shanghai was flat.
The increase in Nikkei occurred despite the Japanese car giant in difficulty, Nissan, issuing a profit warning on Thursday, providing for a huge loss of up to $ 5.3 billion in fiscal year 2024 to 25.
The markets see that the company “goes ahead towards the turnaround,” said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, Tatsuo Yoshida, while Nissan's shares climbed more than 1.6% on Friday.
“The reservation of loss of important disorders and the restructuring charges is a necessary step towards the turnaround of Nissan Motor.”
The Japanese media reported Thursday that a second cycle of commercial talks in Washington was scheduled for May 1, which will be close to a barometer for the efforts of other countries in search of a price relief.
Seoul jumped 1% after the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that an “understanding” between South Korea and the United States could be reached by next week.
Taipei, Wellington, Singapore, Manila, Bangkok and Jakarta also climbed.
The markets also responded to the solid profits of Google Parent Alphabet, which said a profit of US dollars in the quarter recently finished on Thursday.
Overall alphabet revenues increased from 12% to $ 90.2 billion compared to the same period a year earlier, while income from its cloud unit increased by $ 12.3 billion, according to the technology giant.
Chan de MUFG also stressed that the federal reserve has possibly reduced interest rates than expected.
Fed governor Christopher Waller said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that he would support interest rate reductions if severe prices harm the job market.
“Regarding Fed's latest speech, Waller of Fed said that he would support the rate reductions if there was significant deterioration on the job market,” said Chan.
