he euro retreated in Asia on Friday on concerns about Greece's
bailout reform talks after the IMF walked out, while Japanese stocks
ended higher thanks to a pick-up in the dollar against the yen.
Regional investors were given another positive lead from Wall Street following a better-than-forecast US retail sales report.
Tokyo climbed 0.12%, or 24.11 points, to 20 407.08, although the gains were capped by worries about the Greece talks. In late trade Hong Kong was 0.46% higher while Shanghai put on 0.78%.
But Sydney fell 0.20%, or 11.35 points, to 5 545.3 and Seoul was 0.22% lower, dropping 4.44 points to 2 052.17.
US shares jumped for a second consecutive day on Thursday after the commerce department said retail sales in May rose 1.2%, better than the 1.1% gain forecast by analysts.
The figures are the latest in a string of data showing the world's number one economy is back on the road to recovery after a wobbly few months at the start of the year caused by a severe winter.
The Dow gained 0.22%, the S&P 500 added 0.17% and the Nasdaq rose 0.11%.
Forex traders pushed the dollar higher after the news, which will give the Federal Reserve more ammunition to hike interest rate from their record lows.
The dollar fetched 123.55 yen against 123.45 yen in New York late on Thursday.
Tokyo climbed 0.12%, or 24.11 points, to 20 407.08, although the gains were capped by worries about the Greece talks. In late trade Hong Kong was 0.46% higher while Shanghai put on 0.78%.
But Sydney fell 0.20%, or 11.35 points, to 5 545.3 and Seoul was 0.22% lower, dropping 4.44 points to 2 052.17.
US shares jumped for a second consecutive day on Thursday after the commerce department said retail sales in May rose 1.2%, better than the 1.1% gain forecast by analysts.
The figures are the latest in a string of data showing the world's number one economy is back on the road to recovery after a wobbly few months at the start of the year caused by a severe winter.
The Dow gained 0.22%, the S&P 500 added 0.17% and the Nasdaq rose 0.11%.
Forex traders pushed the dollar higher after the news, which will give the Federal Reserve more ammunition to hike interest rate from their record lows.
The dollar fetched 123.55 yen against 123.45 yen in New York late on Thursday.
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