Yen steady, Asian stocks weak as wild week winds down. The yen stabilized near a 12-week high against the dollar on Friday while Asia-Pacific equity markets remained on the back foot a day after their worst session since mid-April.
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Regional stocks took their cues from Wall Street, where the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped further after Wednesday's frenetic selling.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares fell 0.55% on Friday, extending the 1.88% tumble from the previous day. Taiwan's stock benchmark slumped 3.3% as it reopened from a two-day closure due to a typhoon. Japan's Nikkei eased 0.07% after failing to sustain earlier gains.

U.S. stock futures also pointed higher, with S&P 500 futures rising 0.36% and Nasdaq futures advancing 0.45%.