* MSCI Asia-Pacific index up 0.3 pct, Nikkei adds 0.3 pct
* Spreadbetters expect European stocks to open mostly higher
* Non-farm jobs report awaited after a week of robust U.S. data
* Dollar hits 7-week high, euro slips to 2-month low
* Crude oil rally stalls as storm approaches Gulf of Mexico
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Friday and the dollar hit a seven-week peak, riding on economic optimism ahead of a U.S. job report later in the day.
Spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE to open 0.2 percent higher, Germany's DAX to edge up 0.07 percent and France's CAC to open down 0.2 percent.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.3 percent, poised for a 1.6 percent gain on the week.
Japan's Nikkei climbed 0.3 percent after setting a new two-year high, Australian stocks rose 0.9 percent and South Korea's KOSPI advanced 0.9 percent.
The S&P 500 posted its sixth straight record high close on Thursday, its longest run since 1997, as investors cheered increased prospects for a tax overhaul with Congress moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution.
"We have the very first step where Congress passed the budget details, so you're one step nearer to tax reform," said Heng Koon How, head of markets strategy for United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Singapore.
Data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected, the trade deficit narrowing, and evidence of strong orders for core capital goods.
The latest boost in U.S. economic optimism lifted Treasury yields and helped take the dollar index against a basket of major currencies to the seven-week high.
U.S. data this week has been solid on the whole, with investor focus now turned to the closely-watched nonfarm payrolls report due at 1230 GMT.
Of key interest to the financial markets was how hurricanes Harvey and Irma may have affected the labour market in September.
"The hurricanes have made employment conditions difficult to pin down and market reaction could be limited regardless of how strong or weak the outcome is," said Shin Kadota, senior strategist at Barclays in Tokyo.
Economists expect 90,000 new U.S. jobs were created in September, down from 156,000 in August, according to a Reuters poll.
"If the results are strong, it would enhance expectations for the Fed to raise interest rates in December. But whether expectations for rate hikes beyond December could be raised is another matter, with the Fed keeping a cautious stance on prices and with (Chair Janet) Yellen's term ending in February," Kadota at Barclays said.