ASIA-PAC STOCKS BEGIN MIXED FOLLOWING THE ULTIMATELY CHOPPY PERFORMANCE STATESIDE AS OIL PRICES CLIMBED, YIELDS PULLED BACK AND PARTICIPANTS DIGESTED A SLEW OF DATA, WHILE ALL EYES TURN TO THE LOOMING NFP REPORT: ASX 200 (+0.5%), NIKKEI 225 (-1.0%), KOSPI (-0.3%) ...