Asia likely to open lower after strong US payrolls report By: CNBC.com News March 12, 2017 at 19:30 PM EDT Australian shares flat in early trade and Japanese futures point to a lower open as traders eye a potential rate hike by the Fed this week. Read More >> Related Stocks: China Ishares MSCI ETF China Largecap Ishares ETF Japan Ishares MSCI ETF Pacific ETF FTSE Vanguard Xt Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF