Asia-Pacific markets on Friday were mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading the gains after Wall Street soared overnight following the Federal Reserve’s outsized rate cut. Market participants also reacted to PBOC rates holding despite the Fed Cut,

Wall Street jumps to record highs as global markets cheer Fed rate cut.

U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place as Wall Street waited for the Federal Reserve to make its first interest rate cut in more than four years.