Asia-Pacific stocks set for lower open as investors recent weigh trade developments

This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets.

Asia-Pacific markets are set for a lower open as investors weigh recent trade developments.

Good morning from Singapore. Asia markets were set for a muted open Friday.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to start the trading day lower, with the futures contract in Chicago at 41,740 and its counterpart in Osaka at 41,640, against the index’s last close at 41,826.34.

Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 25,505, pointing to a weaker open compared with the HSI’s last close of 25,667.18.