Shares fell Friday in Asia after U.S. markets were closed to observe a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. U.S. futures were lower and oil prices advanced. Regional markets saw a broad decline that analysts said reflects weakening confidence about the chances of further interest rate cuts by the Federal

Asian markets are mostly lower after shares slumped on Wall Street despite better-than-expected reports on the U.S. jobs market and business activity

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street snapped out of a spell of holiday season blues, with markets in Tokyo and China declining