Tokyo - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average hit a two-month low in morning trading Friday following the US market's overnight tumble that reflected heightened worries about inflation.
Manila - Share prices on the Philippine Stock Exchange declined 2.19 per cent on Friday on Wall Street's plunge overnight and worries over record oil prices.
New York - Major US stock-market indices closed higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady and sounded more positive on US economic growth.