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• Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Friday as investors took profits on steelmakers, offsetting gains in Yaskawa Electric and other machinery makers.
The Nikkei ended down 0.2 percent at 20,099.75 points. For the week, the benchmark index dipped 0.1percent.
• China's stocks slipped on Friday morning, but were set to end the week higher, led by strong gains in blue chips, as investors sought firms with solid growth prospects and lower valuations amid tighter financial regulations and liquidity conditions.
The CSI300 index fell 0.3 percent, to 3,736.13 points at the end of the morning session, retreating from an18-month high, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.2 percent, to 3,238.15 points.
• Hong Kong stocks snapped a nine-day winning streak on Friday as investors took a breather after the benchmark index scaled a fresh two-year peak in the previous session.
The Hang Seng index shed 0.1 percent, or 34.12 points to 26,706.09, ending its longest streak of gains since April 2015. However, it rose 1.3 percent this week, its second week in the black.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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