CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Japan will on Friday release preliminary September numbers for its leading and coincident indexes, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
The leading index is expected to show a score of 101.8, down from 193.5 in August. The coincident is called at 112.1, slightly lower than 112.1 in the previous month.
Australia will see October results for the Performance of Construction Index from AiG; in September, the index score was 51.9.
Malaysia will provide September numbers for imports, exports and trade balance. Imports are expected to rise 3.0 percent on year after falling 6.1 percent in August. Exports are called higher by 3.6 percent, slowing from 4.6 percent in the previous month. The trade surplus is pegged at 10.4 billion ringgit, up from 10.19 billion a month earlier.
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