Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5% to finish at 35,039.15. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 7,968.20. South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.1% to 2,522.33. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 0.7% to 21,909.76, while the Shanghai Composite was little changed, inching up less than 0.1% to 3,297.29.

Asian shares are trading mixed, as worries crept back following a Wall Street rally that came after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after President Donald Trump said he had "no intention" of firing the US central bank head and made conciliatory comments on his trade war