Asian stocks turned in a mixed performance on Friday after fresh data suggested the annual core inflation in the U.S. rose a better-than-expected 1.9 percent in September, dampening expectations for a delayed rate hike by the Federal Reserve. While U.S. stocks posted strong gains overnight in the wake of upbeat inflation and jobless claims data, investors in Asia exercised some caution amid the recovery of dollar and weak oil prices, which fell for a fourth straight day on Thursday on data showing an increase in already high crude-oil stockpiles.