Japanese stocks fell on Friday, as investors were disappointed, and fluctuations in other Asian markets, because of the uncertainty of Cyprus troubled bank restructuring, lack of specific new central bank governor to stimulate economy.
The benchmark nikkei 225 index fell 1.5%, to 12446.27 points, Hong Kong's hang seng index fell 0.4%, to 22130.08 points. South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.1%, to 1953.16.
In mainland China, the Shanghai composite index rose 0.1% to 2327.32, the smaller shenzhen composite index rose 0.1%, to 959.21. In morning trading gains and losses of the swaying between two indicators.
Australia's S&P ASX 200 index up 0.3% to 4.975.90. In Taiwan, and Singapore's benchmark, rose slightly, and dip in New Zealand.
A weaker dollar in after-hours trading on Thursday, it's from 95.01 to 94.92 yen. The yen weakened, Mr Kuroda made his first speech on Thursday night, after his installation, as governor of the bank reaffirmed commitment, Asia's second largest economy out of deflation, but provide some details.
Mute other Asian markets, as investors remained cautious about the Cyprus restructuring the Banks ahead of a deadline for Monday. Mediterranean countries are trying to raise around $7.5 billion, in order to avoid bankruptcy. If not, the ECB has threatened to cut off the bank's emergency support, it will destroy its economy, and may force it to exit from the eurozone.
Tanrich securities vice President Jackson Wong, said: "investors" just want them to do it,. "The confidence of financial markets count."
After petrochina fell 2.5%, China's state-owned energy company said that profit lower than the same period last year to import natural gas price controls, the cost is higher also.
The state-owned China unicom, the country's second largest mobile phone operator user, grew by 4.6%, annual profit growth, because higher income of 3 g.
In other currencies, the euro rose from $1.2899 to $1.2916, in after-hours trading Thursday.
Benchmark oil prices, crude oil prices rose 25 cents to $92.70 a barrel in electronic trading in New York for delivery in September. The contract fell $1.05 to $92.45 a barrel on Thursday.
 



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