Investors pared bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in March after a Labor Department report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 199,000 jobs in November, compared with an estimated increase of 180,000.
Indian benchmark stock indexes gained early on Wednesday, snapping a two-session losing streak tracking a crash in oil prices to below $100 a barrel, attracting investors hunting for returns ahead of a widely anticipated US inflation print later in the day.
Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday from a record high scaled in the previous session, as material stocks tracked weakness in gold prices following strong U.S. jobs data.