Asian markets ended mostly lower Friday as technology shares sagged after their U.S. peers took a beating, while an overnight pullback in commodity prices weighed down resource stocks.

Asian stock markets ended mixed Thursday, with Japanese shares skidding as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s capital-raising plans raised concern about equity dilution while a strong yen hurt exporters.

The decision by Japan’s largest bank to go to market with Japan’s largest-ever share sale is dragging not just its own stock lower, but also those of the country’s other megabanks.

Most Asian share markets ended slightly lower Tuesday despite a strong performance on Wall Street and broad gains for resource stocks as fatigue set in after recent gains.

Asian markets ended mostly higher Monday, with another record high for gold boosting shares of miners, but Japanese shares made limited gains on concerns about potential capital raisings from banks.

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