Asian shares got a bright start on Friday, catching some of Wall Street’s shine after upbeat U.S. price and jobless claims data calmed some recent concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5 percent in early trading, touching fresh two-month highs and on track for a robust weekly gain of 1.6 of percent. Japan’s Nikkei stock index (.N225) was up 1 percent, but still poised to shed about 0.9 percent for the week.