Asian stocks extend their losses before the US jobs report

Asian stock indexes fell during Friday's trading, registering its biggest weekly decline since February last, while the dollar continued to rise against the currencies and commodities before the jobs report expected to be released today from the US economy.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.6% and is on track to record a weekly decline of 3.4% this comes after the Japanese stock indexes fell after the return of trading on Tokyo Stock Exchange after the holiday lasted four sessions.

Japanese stocks fell earlier today, as the wider Topix index in Japan fell by 0.62%, to deduct 6.22 points, and reaches to the level of 0.62, while the main 225 shares Japanese Nikkei dropped 0.71%, losing 114.26 points, and reaches 16,033.12 level .

Chinese stock indices witnessed a rise earlier today, where CSI 300 index saw a rise of 0.07% to win 2.26 points and reaches 3,211.66 level as the Shanghai index rose 0.02% to win 0.69 points reaching 2,998.53 level.

While the Hang Seng index of Hong Kong shares fell by 1.03%, to deduct 1.03 points, and reach 20,238.86 level, as the Kospi index of South Korean shares fell 0.49%, losing 9.70 points, and reaches 1,976.71 level.

As for the index NZX 50 New Zealand shares fell 0.06% to deduct 3.81 points reaching 6,872.67 level on the other hand S & P / ASX 200 index of Australian shares fell 0.36%, losing 19.25 points reaching 5,259.80 level.