Asian markets settled mostly down on Friday amid muted trading volumes following a holiday in the US market for Thanksgiving. Moreover, uncertainty over the path of US interest rates in the coming year also weighed on market sentiments. Chinese and Hong Kong shares declined after China's a leading wealth manager, Zhongzhi Enterprise Group told investors it is heavily insolvent with up to $64 billion in liabilities. However, Japanese shares gained after Japan's core consumer inflation rose at a slower pace than expected in October.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,040.97 | -20.89 | -0.69 |
| Hang Seng | 17,559.42 | -351.42 | -2.00 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,009.63 | 5.29 | 0.08 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,453.92 | 0.63 | 0.04 |
| Nikkei 225 | 33,625.53 | 173.70 | 0.52 |
| Straits Times | 3,094.81 | -20.11 | -0.65 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,496.63 | -18.33 | -0.73 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 17,287.42 | -7.13 | -0.04 |
