Asia markets traded narrowly mixed early on Friday, after a weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data dragged global risk sentiment lower on Thursday. Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.05, retracing early trade gains of about 0.13 percent, while the Topix fell 0.14 percent. Across the Korean Strait, the Kospi was higher by 0.51 percent. In Australia, the ASX 200 traded up 0.07 in late-morning trade. The materials sector traded down 0.71 percent, while the heavily-weighted financials sector was off by 0.13 percent. Major miners in Australia traded down; shares in Rio Tinto dropped 1.66 percent, Fortescue was off by 1.43 ... (full story)