Asia markets mixed -

Asia markets were mixed Friday as Wall Street fell after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank was in no rush to cut rates, with investors also assessing China and Japan economic data, reports CNBC.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.04 per cent as of its last hour of trade, while mainland China's CSI 300 fell 1.75 per cent to close at 3,968.83.

Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.28 per cent after the GDP announcement and closed at 38,642.91, while the broad-based Topix rose 0.39 per cent higher at 2,711.64.

South Korea's Kospi ended marginally lower at 2,416.86, despite shares of heavyweight Samsung Electronics surging 7.21 per cent, while the small-cap Kosdaq climbed 0.57 per cent and ended at 685.42.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.74 per cent, finishing at 8,285.2.