Asian stock markets slipped further. Japan's Nikkei came down 2.56% or 414.12 points at 15,734.37.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng passed up 1.65% or 342.04 points at 20,330.35.

Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted broke down 1.53% or 125.72 points at 8,075.65.

Singapore's Straits Times dipped 3.62% or 114.17 points at 3,037.99.

South Korea's Seoul Composite descended 1.61% or 27.18 points at 1,664.80.

Asian exponents dangled today, with Japanese shares depress as exporters including Sony Corp. and Canon Inc. were beat by the yen's potency against the US dollar, whereas South Korean shares became unstable after declining aggressively on Thursday.

Japan's Nikkei plunged 2.33% or 376.10 points at 15,772.39.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng dislocated 0.24% or 48.68 points at 20,623.71.

Singapore's Straits Times cut down 1.31% or 41.17 points at 3,110.99.

South Korea's Seoul Composite decreased 0.92% or 15.52 points at 1,676.46.

However, Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted remained up 0.41% or 33.90 points at 8,235.27.