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• Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to a three-week low on Friday after global shares tumbled, although investors quickly took in stride the Bank Of Japan's decision to raise its purchases of government bonds in its market operations.
The Nikkei dropped 0.3 percent to 19,929.09, the lowest closing point since June 15. For the week, the Nikkei dropped 0.5 percent.
• Hong Kong and China stocks followed most Asian markets lower on Friday morning as growing concerns about policy tightening by the world's central bank weighed on global bourses.
China's blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.5 percent, to 3,642.39 points on Friday morning, on track to post a weekly decline of 0.7 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.2 percent, to 3,205.25 points.
The Hang Seng, the Hong Kong benchmark that ranked among the best-performing major indexes in the first half, dropped 0.4 percent, to 25,373.80 points by the lunch break, extending its weekly decline to 1.5percent. The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.6 percent, to 10,281.13.
Referrence: Reuters, CNBC
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