Asia-Pacific markets were set to trade higher Friday as investors keep an eye on China’s inflation data coming out later in the day.
China’s consumer price inflation for December is expected to come in at 0.8% year on year, according to economists polled by Reuters, compared to 0.7% in November.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225
index was set for a higher open, with its futures contract in Chicago trading at 51,700, and its counterpart in Osaka at 51,190, against the index’s last close of 51,117.26.
Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 ticked slightly below the flatline.
