Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average is 0.9% higher at 27670.21. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.6% to 2674.44 in early trade, led by construction-equipment and travel stocks. Markets in Hong Kong and Mainland China are closed Friday for a holiday. Investors are focusing on movements of the yen and bond yields ahead of U.S. jobs data due later in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 435.05 points, or 1.3%, to 33248.28. The benchmark S&P 500 gained 1.8% to 4176.82, while the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite added 322.44 points. The FTSE 100 is up 1.84%. . . .
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