Asian equities mostly keep a little higher on the day

A solid close once again for Japanese stocks, with the Hang Seng seen up 0.2% and the Shanghai Composite up by 0.1% ahead of the closing stages.

With Wall Street set for a break over the next two days (partial holiday tomorrow), it may be tough to really get much of a read from the risk mood barring any major headlines to cross the wires ahead of the weekend.

Back to the Nikkei, November has been a monstrous month with gains of over 15%:

Nikkei 26-11