Hong Kong led gains in Asia on Friday as Wall Street rose overnight, ahead of key U.S. employment data.
Shares of Apple suppliers were in focus after the company reported higher-than-expected earnings. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company shares rose 1%, while Hon Hai Technology Group, also known as Foxconn, jumped 1.3%.
Apple, whose second-quarter earnings beat market estimates, announced a record stock buyback program of $110 billion. Shares of the iPhone maker jumped 6% in extended trading, with investors now focusing on shares of Apple suppliers in Taiwan and South Korea.
South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.26% to close at 2,676.63, while the smaller-cap Kosdaq tumbled 0.22% to end at 865.59.
The Taiwan Weighted Index rose 0.53% to close at 20,330.32, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 1.34% in the final hour of trading.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.55% higher at 7,629.
Stock markets in Japan and mainland China were shut for public holidays.
The Japanese yen was still in focus as it strengthened to 153.13 against the U.S. dollar amid suspected government interventions on Monday and Wednesday. The currency is set for its best week in over a year.
Stocks in the U.S. closed higher on Thursday as investors looked ahead to more earnings as well as the nonfarm payrolls report set to be released on Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 322.37 points, or 0.85%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.91%. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.51%.
Economists polled by Dow Jones expect to see 240,000 job gains in the U.S. April nonfarm payrolls report due Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, compared with 303,000 additions in March.
Investors will be closely watching the data after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday.
— CNBC's Samantha Subin and Alex Harring contributed to this report.
Correction: This story was corrected to reflect that the Kospi and Kosdaq closed lower on Friday.