Forexpros – Asian stocks were down after the closing bell on Friday.
At the close of Asian trade, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 2.51%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index shed 3.51%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was trading 2.68% down.
Meanwhile, the outlook for U.S. equity markets was downbeat. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a loss of 0.41%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a decrease of 0.50% and Nasdaq 100 futures indicated a fall of 0.33%.