Asian shares mostly fell Friday, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit report from Nvidia and mixed reports on the United States economy.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 2.0% to 31,634.37 in afternoon trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.9% to 7,118.20. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.8% to 2,516.63. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.5% to 18,126.36, while the Shanghai Composite shed less than 0.1% to 3,081.14.
