Stocks in Asia were mixed Friday as investors awaited the key monthly American employment report and subsequent comments due from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Treasuries retained an overnight advance. Japanese shares edged lower, with the Topix index at risk of capping its biggest weekly decline since May. Equities in Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia were little changed. Earlier, the S&P 500 rose the most in a month after climbing back from a drop of more than 1% sparked by the weakest reading on the U.S. services sector in three years. Market pricing for a Fed interest-rate cut at the next meeting climbed.- Bloomberg