Asia-Pacific stocks set for muted start after mixed U.S. economic data

U.S. retail sales data released Thursday rose unexpectedly while first-time jobless claims last week came in higher than expected.

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific looked set for a muted open on Friday as investors react to mixed U.S. economic data released overnight.

Futures pointed to a little changed open for Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei futures contract in Chicago at 30,340 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 30,290. That compared against theAustralian stocks also looked set for a quiet start, with the SPI futures contract at 7,424.0, against the

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