Asian markets settled mostly down on Friday due to speculation over a second Donald Trump presidency, persisting concerns over the US-China trade war, and China’s Third Plenum failed to provide any details on further stimulus measures to shore up its economy. Japanese shares fell, even as semiconductor shares rebounding from recent string of losses. Japanese market tracked Wall Street’s declines overnight, while Japanese government cut this year's growth forecast as consumption took a hit from rising import costs due to a weak yen that highlighted the fragile nature of the economic recovery.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,982.31 | 5.18 | 0.17 |
| Hang Seng | 17,414.07 | -364.34 | -2.09 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,294.50 | -26.57 | -0.36 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,636.55 | 2.74 | 0.17 |
| Nikkei 225 | 40,063.79 | -62.56 | -0.16 |
| Straits Times | 3,447.56 | -23.60 | -0.68 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,795.46 | -28.89 | -1.03 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 22,869.26 | -529.21 | -2.31 |
