Asian equity markets mostly declined on Friday, pressured by overnight losses in megacap technology stocks on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei fell 4.70% to below 70,400, while the broader Topix Index slipped 0.7% to 3,987. South Korea's KOSPI index dropped 7.85% to around 8,228.54. China's Shanghai Composite fell 2.23% to 4,076, and the Shenzhen Component tumbled 1.6% to 16,093. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 2.16% to 22,747. Australia's ASX 200 rose 0.08% to near 8,750. U.S. stock futures pointed lower, with Nasdaq 100 futures shedding 1.46%. Bitcoin continued its descent to around $58,000, its lowest since September 2024. Crude oil fell below $71 per barrel, while gold prices eased.