Investing.com - Shares in Asia were mixed in early trade on Friday with Japan in focus after a Twitter attack on its top automaker by the next U.S. president.
The Nikkei 225 fell 0.62% led by Toyota shares tumbled after President-elect Donald Trump said plans by the automaker to make cars in Mexico for export to the U.S. would be opposed.
"Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax," Trump said in a tweet.
Toyota dropped as much as 3.1% to 6,830 yen in early trade, while Honda Motor lost 2.4% and Nissan Motor eased 2.0%. The S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.11%.
Overnight, U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.24%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.21%.