Asia stocks mixed, dollar steady on data, but Trump's troubles weigh

Asian stocks were mixed early on Friday and the dollar held onto overnight gains made on strong economic data, but investors were cautious due to uncertainties surrounding President Donald Trump after reports he tried to influence a federal investigation.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.2 percent, on track for a weekly loss of 0.5 percent.

Japan's Nikkei was almost 0.1 percent higher, headed for a decline of 1.6 percent for the week.

MSCI's emerging markets index extended losses by 0.2 percent on Friday. It posted its lowest close in two weeks on Thursday, dragged down by an 8.8 percent slump in Brazilian stocks , on a report that President Michel Temer supported an attempt to pay a potential witness to remain silent in the country's biggest-ever graft probe.

In commodities, oil prices continued their gains for the third straight session on optimism that producers will agree to rein in output for longer in order to soak up a global glut.

US crude rose 0.2 percent to USD 49.46 a barrel, and was poised to end the week 3.4 percent higher.Gold inched higher, clawing back some of Thursday's losses. Spot gold added 0.2 percent to USD 1,248.76, set to post a weekly gain of 1.7 percent.

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