Investors will be keeping an eye on the Japanese yen, which rose to a more than two-month high of 150.52 per U.S. dollar on Thursday.

TOKYO -- Asian shares traded mostly lower Thursday after a quiet day on Wall Street, where the S & P 500 added to its record. Worries about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies remain high on regional investors' minds.

Asia Shares Trade Mixed as China Benchmarks Surge While Others Slip TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday after a sharp slide for Walmart helped pull Wall Street off record highs. In Japan, where investors were watching currency swings,