Asian shares trade lower ahead of US non farm payroll report

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Source: Marketwatch
Asian stocks dropped on Friday, following a sharp decline in energy prices. Moreover investors awaited the US non farm payroll data. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.3%, while Australian S&P/ASX 200 and Hang Seng indices each shed 0.8%. Shanghai Composite Index managed to breach downward trend and climbed 0.5%. Japanese markets remained closed for holidays.
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