The Asian markets closed mostly in red on Friday as a firmer dollar exerted downward pressure on commodities and investors looked ahead to a key US jobs report due later in the day for clues on whether the Federal Reserve will hike rates in June. The non-farm payrolls report is expected to show an increase of about 200,000 jobs in April, fewer than the 215,000 created in March. At the same time, the unemployment rate is expected to edge down to 4.9 percent from 5 percent. Chinese shares led regional losses on worries about rising bond defaults and a broad sell-off in China's commodities market. Japanese shares fell slightly to extend losses for the sixth consecutive session as trading resumed after a three-day national holiday, while investors were worried about corporate profit growth as the yen changed hands in the lower 107 yen range. Markets in South Korea and Indonesia were closed for public holidays.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,913.25 | -84.59 | -2.82 |
| Hang Seng | 20,109.87 | -339.95 | -1.66 |
| Jakarta Composite | - | - | - |
| KLSE Composite | 1,649.36 | 4.27 | 0.26 |
| Nikkei 225 | 16,106.72 | -40.66 | -0.25 |
| Straits Times | 2,730.80 | -37.01 | -1.34 |
| KOSPI Composite | - | - | - |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,146.43 | -21.53 | -0.26 |