By Rae Wee

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, riding a tech-driven rally on Wall Street, with investor focus now turning to a key U.S. inflation reading due later in the day for further clues on the Federal Reserve's rate outlook.

Results from artificial intelligence heavyweight Nvidia this week fell short of investors' lofty expectations but still confirmed that AI infrastructure spending remains strong and helped lift the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to record high closes on Thursday.

Markets in Asia latched on to the positive momentum on Friday as MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.26%, though European and U.S. stock futures were mixed.

EUROSTOXX 50 futures fell 0.1% while FTSE futures gained 0.06%. S&P 500 futures di

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