Japan's Nikkei average lost 1.5 percent on Friday, hit by a disappointing profit outlook from Sony Corp (6758.T) but the benchmark came off the day's lows as the yen weakened.
U.S. stock futures point to lower Wall Street open. Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.2 to 0.3 percent at 4:54 a.m. ET, pointing to a weaker start on Wall Street on Friday.
Britain's top shares fell in early trade on Friday as concerns over euro-zone debt problems and the fiscal austerity measures needed to tackle them weighed on banks and miners, while commodities prices retreated. REFILE-UK's FTSE 100 drops on euro-zone debt fears. FTSE was down 57.57 points, or 1.1 percent, at 5,376.16, having risen 0.9 percent to 5,433.73 on Thursday to hit its highest closing level since April 30.
Gold rose back above $1,240 an ounce in Europe on Friday, close to this week's record highs, as investors bought the metal to protect against sovereign risk in the euro zone and instability in the foreign exchange markets.
U.S. crude oil prices fell to a three-month low near $73 a barrel on Friday, dragged down by swollen U.S. crude inventories and concerns that the European debt crisis will curb future energy demand growth.
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