Asia Mostly Rises
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Shares in Asia-Pacific rose on Friday following overnight gains stateside that saw the S&P 500 hitting a record closing high.
The Nikkei 225 rebuilt 437.24 points, or 1.5%, to end the week at 28,779.19.
The Japanese yen traded at 105.43 per U.S. dollar after weakening from levels below 105.2 against the greenback yesterday.
Shares of Japanese automakers rallied following a Nikkei report that Apple is in discussions with at least six companies about working on the "Apple Car."
By the market close in Japan, Mazda Motor surged 18.5%, Mitsubishi Motors soared 8.1%, Nissan jumped 7.5%, Honda gained 2%, Toyota rose 2.% and Suzuki Motor advanced 1.7%.
The development follows a report Wednesday that Apple is finalizing a deal with Hyundai-Kia to manufacture an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle. Sources told media outlets that the deal was not yet completed and that Apple may ultimately choose another automaker to partner with instead of or in addition to Hyundai.