Japan's core consumer prices index climbed 2.8% year on year, in line with Reuters estimates, versus a 2.7% rise in the previous month. The reading will be the last gauge of the economy before the BOJ concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting,

Asian markets built Friday on the latest global rally after a jumbo US interest rate cut, while the yen edged up as focus turns to the Bank of Japan policy decision later in the day.

Los índices de la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York cerraron en alturas récord el jueves, mientras el júbilo algo demorado permeaba los mercados del mundo luego que la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos redujo su tasa de interés clave.