U.S. equities concluded the trading week on a high note on Friday, as investors digested a key labor market report and monitored significant administrative shifts in housing.

Hong Kong's stock market rallied on Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.32 percent to close at 26,231.79 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index edged up 0.1 percent to end at 9,048.53 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.15 percent to 5,687.14 points.

Tokyo stocks ended higher on Friday, boosted by market heavyweight Fast Retailing after the retail giant released an upbeat earnings report.The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 822.63 points, or 1.61 percent, from Thursday to 51939.89.The broader Topix

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.09 percent higher at 1,803.4 points on Friday.

Chinese stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.92 percent to 4,120.43 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.15 percent higher at 14,120.15 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.77 percent to close at 3,327.81 points Friday.

Chinese stocks opened mixed on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.09 percent to open at 4,086.76 points.The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.3 percent lower at 13,917.78 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.69 percent to open at 3,279.38 points Friday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.47 percent lower at 1,758.3 points on Friday.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 69 pips to 7.0128 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's futures market posted robust growth last year, recording double-digit increases in both its trading turnover and volume, industrial data has shown.Its total trading turnover came in at 766.25 trillion yuan (about 109.16 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, surging 23.74 percent year on year, according to data from the China Futures Association.The market's trading volume topped 9.074 billion lots last year, increasing 17.4 percent from the year prior, the data shows.Last September, the Shanghai Futures Exchange introduced five new derivatives, bringing China's total number of commodity futures and options products to 136.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.14 percent higher at 1,766.57 points on Thursday.The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 0.82

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.82 percent to close at 3,302.31 points Thursday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.07 percent to 4,082.98 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.51 percent lower at 13,959.48 points.

Hong Kong's stock market declined on Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.17 percent to close at 26,149.31 points.The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 1.09 percent to end at 9,039.34 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index shed 1.05 percent to 5,678.34 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.20 percent lower at 1,743.14 points on Thursday.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 10 pips to 7.0197 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.63 percent to open at 3,308.74 points Thursday.

Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.20 percent to open at 4,077.72 points.The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.42 percent lower at 13,971.89 points.

The Hang Seng Index lost 156.17 points, or 0.59 percent, to open at 26,302.78 points on Thursday.