Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday formalizing a lower Japanese auto import tariff of 15%, down from 27.5%.
The order also confirms the agreement for $550 billion of Japanese investments in U.S. projects.
Japan’s Nikkei 225
was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 42,945, while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 42,910, against the index’s last close of 42,580. 27.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
