Asian stocks mostly higher, focus on US jobs data

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WIhUrRaYAC1FfBXJCrISCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/dc3c1fffd120dfa173a1cc7d2678a5e480416955.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-mostly-higher-focus-us-jobs-data-032518164--finance.html)Asian markets were mixed Friday following another record close on Wall Street, while the Nikkei resumed its surge as a brief rally in the yen fizzled out. Traders were also buoyed by comments from the head of the European Central Bank that it was ready to widen its stimulus programme to support the eurozone economy. The index has soared more than 10 percent since last Wednesday, helped by the Bank of Japan's surprise announcement that it will widen its own monetary base.



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