Asian equity markets ended mostly in red on Friday as plunging crude oil prices and a tumble in China's yuan to almost 4-1/2-year lows added to worries about receding global growth. A supply glut in oil markets and cooling growth in China, the world's biggest commodities consumer, have pressured many asset markets ahead of a widely expected hike to US interest rates by the Federal Reserve next week. Chinese shares ended lower ahead of a spate of economic data scheduled to be released on Saturday, including retail sales, industrial production, and fixed asset investment. Hong Kong shares dropped to a 2-month low, capping a dismal week as investors stayed sidelined on weak China economic data. However, Japanese shares ended higher, buoyed by overnight gains on Wall Street and fresh weakness in the yen.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,434.58 | -20.91 | -0.61 |
| Hang Seng | 21,464.05 | -240.56 | -1.11 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,393.52 | -72.69 | -1.63 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,640.14 | -8.51 | -0.52 |
| Nikkei 225 | 19,230.48 | 183.93 | 0.97 |
| Straits Times | 2,834.63 | -13.83 | -0.49 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,948.62 | -3.45 | -0.18 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,115.89 | -100.28 | -1.22 |