Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday morning, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei losing over 2 in early trading after a sharp decline on Wall Street driven by high expectations.
United States futures and oil prices were higher.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 sank 2.3 in morning trading to 38,196.53. On Thursday, the Bank of Japan announced to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 0.25, ??which was in line with market expectations. The Japanese yen traded lower Friday. The dollar rose to 152.35 Japanese yen from 152.00 yen.
China markets were the exception from Friday's downturn vibe. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 1.0 to 20,526.69 and the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.4 at 3,294.55.
Factory activity in China went back into growth in October, with the official manufacturing purchasing managers' index released Thursday reaching 50.1, ending five straight months of contraction . Another private survey Friday also showed a reading of 50.3, above the expansion line of 50.
