Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher, tracking Wall Street gains

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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street following a batch of economic data that pointed toward a solid U.S. economy.

Futures for Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225

in Chicago were at 38,220 while their counterpart in Osaka last traded at 38,170 compared with the index’s Thursday close of 38,173.09

Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index last traded at 24,178, compared with the HSI’s last close of 24,035.38.