Markets in Asia were lower in early trade on Friday, following a modest finish in U.S. equities.
Australia's benchmark ASX 200 was flat, as resources stocks came under pressure. Major miners in the country saw their shares drop more than 1 percent each - Rio Tinto was down 1.57 percent, Fortescue shed 1.37 percent and BHP Billiton off by 1.96 percent.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 wavered between gains and losses before slipping 0.28 percent, as the yen saw renewed strength against the dollar during Asian hours, after retreating to the 109 level overnight.
US equities recovered from early session losses to close narrowly mixed:
- The DJIA gained 0.05% the S&P 500 gave up 0.02% and the NASDAQ fell 0.49%
- Tech behemoth Apple fell -2.4% to a fresh 2 year low
Reference: Belfasttelegraph, CNBC
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