HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose on Friday and the dollar held on to its New York City gains after better-than-expected jobs data raised hopes for a strong payrolls report later in the day.

While the crisis in Ukraine is still to be resolved, investors are focused on economic fundamentals, with confidence boosted by upbeat comments on the eurozone from the European Central Bank (ECB), while Wall Street saw another record close.

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