Asian stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors waited to take cues from the all-important U.S. jobs data due later in the day, expected to show that job additions slowed to 170,000 last month.
Regional losses, if any, remained limited as Beijing's support measures gave markets confidence that authorities are becoming more proactive to boost growth in the world's second largest economy.
A private survey showed today that activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly expanded in August.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.