HONG KONG: Japanese stocks led a broad Asian stock slide on Friday as the yen advanced ahead of a key US jobs report later in the day and after the European Central Bank indicated it could expand its stimulus.

With mainland Chinese markets closed for a second day, traders focused on macro issues, chiefly the US Federal Reserve’s plans for raising interest rates.

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