Asia markets set for higher open as Wall Street gains ahead of key U.S. jobs report

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains ahead of key U.S. employment data.Economists polled by Dow Jones expect to see 240,000 job gains in the April nonfarm payrolls report due 0830p.m. ET, and a slowdown from. Shares of the iPhone maker jumped 7% in extended trading, with investors now focusing on shares of Apple suppliers in Taiwan and South Korea.was still in focus as it strengthened to 152.93 against the U.S.

Europe is set see a pick up in demand and electricity consumption by as much as 50% in the next 10 years - reversing the slump it has been facing since 2008, the investment bank's analysts noted. Companies in the Stoxx 600 index have nearly 1.5 trillion euros in cash on their balance sheets — that's 25% higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to Goldman Sachs.

CNBC Pro takes a look at some stocks that turned up on Goldman's screen of high dividend yield names. They are companies in the Stoxx Europe 600 with the highest 12-month forward dividend yields in each sector.The major averages posted gains on Thursday, with the S&P 500 jumping 0.91% to close at 5,064.20. The Nasdaq Composite surged 1.51% to end at 15,840.96, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 322.37 points, or 0.85%, to close at 38,225.66.

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