Asian shares were mixed on Friday, with Chinese markets closed for a holiday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index added 0.3 per cent to 21,794.37 while the Kospi in South Korea was flat at 2,206.76. Shares fell 0.9 per cent in New Zealand and the S&P ASX in Australia dropped 0.8 per cent to 6,128.60.
Overnight, Wall Street had another wobbly day of trading. Modest gains nudged the market's winning streak to a sixth straight day.
The S&P 500 index rose 0.2 per cent, to 2,879.39. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.6 per cent to 26,384.63.
The Nasdaq fell 0.1 per cent, to 7,891.78, while the Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks picked up 0.4 per cent, to 1,567.49.
Major indexes in Europe finished mostly lower, reports AP.
Investors are also keeping a close watch on the latest rounds of US-China trade negotiations.
The dollar rose to 111.71 Japanese yen from 111.58 yen. The euro weakened to $1.1225 from $1.1240.
Benchmark US crude lost 12 cents to $61.98 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It dropped 0.6 per cent to settle at $62.10 a barrel on Thursday.
Brent crude, used to price international oils, shed 12 cents to $69.13 per barrel.
