Forexpros – Asian stocks were down after the closing bell on Friday.

At the close of Asian trade, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.23%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index shed 1.91%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was trading 2.06% down.

Meanwhile, the outlook for U.S. equity markets was downbeat. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a loss of 0.21%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a decrease of 0.17% and Nasdaq 100 futures indicated a fall of 0.35%.

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