Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday as investors in Asia look to the Bank of Japan's policy decision and inflation figures out of Tokyo.
Thirteen economists polled by Reuters unanimously forecast that the BOJ will leave its monetary policy unchanged.
Tokyo's headline inflation rate for April came in at 1.8%, slowing from the 2.6% in March.
Core inflation in the capital — which strips out prices of fresh food — sharply fell to 1.6% from March's 2.4%, missing expectations of 2.2% from economists polled by Reuters.
Tokyo inflation data is widely considered as a leading indicator of nationwide trends.
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Organizations:
Nippon Budokan, Bank of, Reuters
Locations:
Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific