Asia Markets: Japanese consumer price index, Trump’s tariff

Japan’s markets were traded flat with most markets in the region closed for the great Friday.

Nikkei in Japan 225 inches 0.01 % in the open After the country’s enlargement It grew by 3.6 % year on a year in March, on the occasion of three consecutive years that the main inflation number is 2 % higher than the Bank of Japan. The number was less than 3.7 % seen in February.

The so -called “basic” inflation rate, which raises the prices of both fresh foods and energy and is closely monitored by BOJ, rose to 2.9 % of 2.6 % in the previous month.

South Korea KosPI He added 0.1 %.

Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore Coasts are closed for holidays.

Overnight in the United States, the three main averages Mixed closed. the S & P 500 A higher trading mark rose on Thursday, but it ended the trading week that was held on the holiday less, as the definitions continued to worry about investors.

The wide index is offered by 0.13 % to close at 5,282.70 after swinging between gains and losses earlier in the session. the Nasdak It decreased by 0.13 % to end at 16,286.45. but Dow Jon’s industrial average 527.16 points, or 1.33 %, watered to settle at 39142.23.

Investors have been on alert since Trump had first announced his plan for “mutual” definitions – which later marched – on April 2.

Alex Harring of CNBC and Paya Singh contributed to this report.