<ul><li>Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors assessed a slew of economic data from the region.</li><li>Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 37,160.47, with core inflation at 3.5% in April driven by surging rice prices.</li><li>Hang Seng in Hong Kong increased by 0.2% to 23,601.26, while the CSI 300 in China dipped 0.8% to 3,882.27.</li><li>Investors are monitoring various economic indicators including South Korea's PPI, New Zealand's retail sales, and Singapore's core inflation growth of 0.7% in April.</li></ul>

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