Stocks to watch today: Domestic equity markets are looking to start marginally higher on Friday with most markets in the Asia-Pacific trading higher. At 7:45 AM, SGX Nifty was up 24 points at 18,138 levels.

Elsewhere in Asia, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.02 per cent after the nationwide core consumer price index in Japan rose 4 per cent in December on an annualized basis, the fastest pace since 1981. 

The Kospi in South Korea fell 0.21 per cent, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 pared earlier losses to gain 0.13 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.85 per cent.

Overnight, stocks on Wall Street fell Thursday as investors grew increasingly concerned the Federal Reserve will keep raising rates despite signs of slowing inflation. The Dow Jones and S&P500 fell 0.7 per cent each, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.9 per cent.

Here's a list of stocks that will be in focus on Friday, J