Summary Tokyo was 0.60 percent higher and Hong Kong added 0.13 percent.
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly climbed on Friday after data showed the US economy grew more than first expected in the third quarter while traders remain upbeat a deal will be made on averting the fiscal cliff.
The yen eased further against the dollar and euro after the Japanese government announced a huge spending spree to kickstart the economy just weeks before a general election.
Tokyo was 0.60 percent higher thanks to the weaker yen, Hong Kong added 0.13 percent, Sydney climbed 0.61 percent, Seoul added 1.11 percent and Shanghai was flat.
The US Commerce Department said Thursday the economy grew 2.7 percent in the three months to September, faster than the 2.0 percent first estimated, reflecting in part increases in government spending and private inventory investment.
However, growth in consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of output, was revised down to 1.4 percent, just slightly above the second-quarter pace.
Also, jobless claims fell back to 393,000 in the most recent week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
The figures provide a general view that the country is gradually getting back on its feet, which will have a positive knock-on effect for the global economy.
Lawmakers in Washington are locked in tough talks on averting the fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts to come into effect on January 1, which could tip the economy back into recession. But while Republican House Speaker John Boehner has rejected as "ridiculous" President Barack Obama s first proposal to cut the country s deficit, investors are broadly confident a deal will be achieved by the end of the year.
Wall Street s main indexes finished in positive territory for a second straight day. The Dow was up 0.28 percent, the S&P 500 gained 0.43 percent and the Nasdaq added 0.68 percent.
On currency markets traders sold the yen further after reports said the cabinet of Japan s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda approved a $10.7 billion stimulus ahead of December 16 polls that his ruling party is expected to lose.
The yen has taken a hit this month after Shinzo Abe, the leader of the opposition and the man expected to become prime minister after the vote, said he would push a more aggressive monetary easing policy.
In the morning the dollar rose to 82.50 yen from 82.10 yen in late Thursday New York trade, while the euro bought 107.18 yen, compared with 106.58 yen. It was also at $1.300, from $1.2978.
The dollar is up 3.5 percent against the yen in November, while the euro has risen 3.3 percent. Also providing a little support to Tokyo shares was news of a surprise rise in Japan s factory output for October.
Production grew 1.8 percent from the previous month, the first rise in four months and beating an average market forecast of a 2.2 percent drop.
On oil markets New York s main contract, West Texas Intermediate for January delivery, was down 31 cents to $87.76 a barrel in the morning, and Brent North Sea crude for January dropped 30 cents to $110.46.
Gold was at $1,725.90 at 0210 GMT compared with $1,724.60 late Thursday.
