Asian stocks mostly up after weak US data

Hong Kong - Asian markets mostly rose Friday following a surge on Wall Street after unexpectedly weak US data tempered talk of an interest rate hike by summer.

Despite the easing rate expectations, the dollar maintained its strength against the yen and euro after retreating slightly from multi-year highs Thursday.

Tokyo jumped 1.08%, Hong Kong added 0.11%, Seoul gained 0.88% and Shanghai put on 0.30% but Sydney eased 0.62%.