HONG KONG:  Asian markets headed into the weekend with another round of gains Friday, following a record close for all three major New York indexes as traders welcomed a forecast-busting jobs reading.

There appeared to be little major impact from Donald Trump’s controversial decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.

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