Gold prices are on track for their biggest weekly gain since mid-August, rising 2.8% to a record $2,570 an ounce. The gains were fueled by a weaker dollar. Gold was last up 0.4% at $2,568 an ounce.
The MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index rose 0.53%.
US stock futures rose 0.1%, following gains in currency indexes on Thursday.