Asian shares turned in a mixed performance on Friday, as lackluster cues from Wall Street and weak commodity prices tempered gains resulting from easing concerns over a full-blown currency war. Fears about a rapid yuan devaluation subsided after the People’s Bank of China today set the currency’s daily reference point a tad higher from the previous day’s midpoint. Surprisingly, the move comes a day after the central bank said there was no basis for continued currency depreciation.