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Asian stock markets showed mixed performance on Friday, reflecting a deepening global bond sell-off and anticipation of the U.S. jobs data release later in the day. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell by 0.9%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained slightly, adding 0.2%. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury reached 5.25%, its highest since 2002, affecting stock markets negatively due to higher borrowing costs. Investors are closely watching the upcoming jobs report for potential signals of further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in October.

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Asian shares were mixed on Friday as global bond prices fell and markets awaited the release of the U.S. monthly jobs report later in the day. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped by 0.9%, South Korea’s Kospi increased slightly, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index declined by 2.7% to its lowest level since July. The bond market saw a significant rise with the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury reaching around 5.25%, up from 5.34% on Thursday and the highest since 2002, indicating investor concern over inflation amid geopolitical tensions and rising government debt. Oil prices stabilized despite additional military deployments in the Middle East by the United States and ongoing threats of escalation against Iran by President Trump. Investors are closely watching for clues about future Federal Reserve rate hikes in October following a September increase that marked the first in three years.

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The 5% level on the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has been an “important psychological threshold” for investors, David Clewell, a portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price, said in a commentary this week.

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HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday after a global bond sell-off deepened and ahead of a U.S. monthly jobs report due later in the day. asserted

off → deepen → day

Oil prices steadied even as the U.S. sends another aircraft carrier and more troops to the Middle East, and as President Donald Trump threatened more possible escalations against Iran. asserted

Trump → steady → Iran

Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to 68,326.72. asserted

Nikkei → fall → 68,326.72

South Korea’s Kospi added 0.2% to 6,984.96. asserted

Kospi → add → 6,984.96

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 2.7% to 23,956.32, hitting the lowest level since July. asserted

Seng → lose → July

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.4% to 8,651.30. asserted

S&P → gain → 8,651.30

Taiwan’s Taiex advanced 0.2%. asserted

Taiex → advance → ?

Markets in mainland China were closed for a holiday. asserted

Markets → close → holiday

U.S. futures edged up after U.S. Treasury yields held steadier early Friday. asserted

yields → edge → ?

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury was at around 5.25%, after it reached 5.34% on Thursday, the highest since 2002. asserted

it → reach → 2002

It crossed the 5% mark last month, as inflationary pressure from the global energy shock driven by the Iran war and rising U.S. government debt pushed investors to demand higher returns. asserted

pressure → cross → returns

The 5% level on the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has been an “important psychological threshold” for investors, David Clewell, a portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price, said in a commentary this week. asserted

Clewell → say → commentary

Factoring in the U.S.‘s resilient economic growth, there is a “credible” likelihood that the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield can rise toward 5.5% to 6%, Clewell suggested. uncertain

Clewell → factor → %

Ballooning bond yields have been putting downward pressure on stock markets, as higher borrowing costs can undercut stock returns. asserted

costs → balloon → returns

On Thursday, benchmark stock indexes fell sharply in Europe as government bond yields shot up. asserted

yields → fall → Europe

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose less than 0.1%. asserted

composite → add → Street

Investors and traders are monitoring closely the U.S. monthly jobs report for September to be released on Friday, as the data could provide more signal to the likelihood of an October interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, after the Fed raised rates in September for the first time in three years. uncertain

Fed → monitor → years

Oil prices declined modestly early Friday as uncertainties surrounding the situation in the Middle East and of a de-escalation between the U.S. and Iran dragged on. asserted

uncertainties → decline → U.S.

The U.S. military is deploying thousands of troops aboard a group of ships, including a third aircraft carrier, to the Middle East, according to a U.S. official on Thursday, after Trump on Wednesday threatened to “blow them up” or make a deal, referring to Iran, in an exchange with reporters. uncertain

Trump → deploy → reporters

Brent crude, the international standard, lost 0.2% to $102.13 a barrel after advancing on Thursday. asserted

crude → lose → Thursday

That’s well above the approximately $72 per barrel level in late February before the war. asserted

That → ’ → war

The U.S. dollar fell to 157.91 Japanese yen from 158.09 yen. asserted

dollar → fall → yen

The euro was trading at $1.1250, up from $1.1244. asserted

euro → trade → 1.1244

AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed to this report. asserted

Choe → contribute → report

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