As the Lunar New Year is right around the corner the Asian share held the ground despite the fear of the new coronavirus looms across the world right before the week long holiday
Japan's Ishikawa Seisakusho, which manufactures land mines, saw a sudden surge of 24% in its shares, followed by Tokyo Keiki, which produces navigation systems for military use, by more than 13%, registering a new 52-week high on Wednesday
The 16-month trade war with China has thrown US businesses and farmers into turmoil, disrupted global supply chains and been a drag on economies worldwide
Disney is likely to give a touch competition to Netflix, which has remained the sole leader in streaming business with 158 million subscribers since its launch in 2007.
Wall Street fell on Friday as negative headlines about Johnson & Johnson and Boeing, along with bleak economic data from China, soured investor risk appetite and offset generally positive corporate earnings.
Analysts at Citigroup said in September that gold could hit $2,000 an ounce in the next two years. The current high $1,921.17 an ounce during the 2011-12 rally.
The US and China are engaged in a year-long row that has slowly expanded beyond trade policy, suggesting even more damage to an already fragile global economy.