Asia flat following a weaker Wall Street as Treasury yields hit 16-mth high

By Nichola Saminather SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares were flat in early trade on Friday following mostly sluggish sessions on Wall Street and Europe, as 10-year U.S. Treasury yields surged to near 18-month highs and crude futures soared to 16-month highs. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was little changed, but remained on track to end the week up 0.6 percent. Japan's Nikkei , which jumped to an 11-month high on Thursday, slipped 0.6 percent early on Friday as the y