• Asian shares fell on Friday as investors balanced positions on the last day of the quarter.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS retreated 0.55 percent. The benchmark is up 12.5 percent for the quarter.
• Japanese stocks dropped to more than seven-week closing lows on Friday in choppy trade as investors locked in gains on the last trading day of the fiscal year, led by selling in futures and bellwether stocks such as exporters.
The Nikkei share average fell 0.8 percent to 18,909.26, the lowest close since Feb. 9. The benchmark index declined 1.8 percent for the week and 1.1 percent for the month. For the quarter, it dropped 1.1 percent.
• Shanghai stocks snapped a four-session losing streak on Friday but still posted their biggest weekly loss since mid-December as concerns over tighter liquidity and curbs on property investment dampened investors' risk appetite.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.6 percent to 3,456.05 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.4 percent to 3,222.51.
• Hong Kong stocks slipped on Friday, with no inflows from mainland markets due to a coming holiday and investors balancing their positions at the end of the first quarter.
The benchmark Hang Seng index dropped 0.8 percent, to 24,111.59, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.8 percent, to 10,273.67.
Reference: Reuters,CNBC
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