Asian stock markets closed lower on Friday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as participants eased into the holiday season.
Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 fell 16.82 points or 0.09 percent to settle at 19,427.67. China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite lost 29.40 points or 0.94 percent to close at 3,110.15. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 61.44 points or 0.28 percent to end at 21,574.76.
Singapore's Straits Times lost 10.99 points or 0.38 percent to end at 2,871.05. Taiwan's TAIEX fell 40.11 points or 0.44 percent to end at 9,078.64.
On the other hand, South Korea's KOSPI went up 0.17 points or 0.01 percent to end at 2,035.90.