Japanese banks will be closed in observance of Showa Day.
Asia markets opened lower on the final trading day of the week, following a nearly 1 percent or more decline in U.S. equities overnight.
Major U.S. indexes closed down, with the Dow Jones industrial average lower by 1.17 percent, the Nasdaq composite down 1.19 percent and the S&P 500 off by 0.92 percent.
Japanese markets are closed on Friday for a public holiday. The Japanese benchmark index tumbled 3.61 percent in the previous session, after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) stood pat on monetary policy, disappointing a substantial section of the market betting on further stimulus.
The first few months of the year have given investors both severe selloffs and powerful rallies, and U.S. stocks have now limped into the record books with the second-longest bull market in history - with an asterisk.
Reference: CNBC
Thai
Eng