Asia-Pacific markets were set to rise Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, with the S&P 500 notching a fresh record high.
Japan's Nikkei 225 is set to extend gains, a day after the country lost its spot as the fourth-largest economy to Germany and entered into a technical recession.
Nikkei futures contract in Chicago were at 38,625 and its counterpart in Osaka at 38,650 against the index's last close of 38,157.94Economic slowdown has raised hopes Japan may stick with its ultra-loose monetary policy for longer.
Mainland China markets remain closed for the Chinese New Year holidays.
Investors await Singapore 2024 budget, slated to be released later in the day.
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