Stocks in Asia were mixed on Friday as concerns lingered over the economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

In mainland China, shares jumped on the day. The Shenzhen component was up 1.05% to 11,629.70 while the Shenzhen composite jumped 1.125% to 1,907.35. The Shanghai composite rose 0.31% to about 3,039.67.

China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday the resumption of work has been rapidly increasing in major foreign trade provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangsu. Guangdong was the top source of China's exports by far in 2019, followed in order by Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Shandong, according to official data accessed through Wind Information.

Elsewhere, stocks in South Korea led losses among major markets in the region, with the Kospi falling 1.49% to close at 2,162.84 as shares of SK Hynix dropped 0.96%. The chip maker said Thursday that 800 of its workers had quarantined themselves after a trainee was found to have had contact with a virus patient, according to Reuters.

On Thursday, the country reported its first coronavirus death. The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea has also risen sharply in recent days, with the country now having one of the highest number of cases outside mainland China.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 1.1% as of its final hour of trading, with shares of conglomerate Ping An Insurance shedding 0.93% following the release of its earnings on Thursday for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019.

Over in Japan the Nikkei 225 closed 0.39% lower at 23,386.74 as shares of index heavyweight and conglomerate SoftBank Group gained 2.4%. The Topix index ended its trading day largely flat at 1,674.

Meanwhile, shares in Australia were lower, with the S&P/ASX 200 down 0.33% to close at 7,139 as shares of Wesfarmers dropped 1.96%.

Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index was 0.92% lower.

In corporate news, shares of major contract manufacturer and iPhone maker Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, fell about 1.33% on Friday. The firm said Thursday it is cautiously restarting production at its main plants in China and warned revenue would be hurt by the virus, according to Reuters.

Markets in India were closed on Friday for a holiday.