China's consumer class looks poised to take the globe by storm, but is it all a facade ready to crumble?

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 share markets ended mixed Friday after a volatile session where resource-linked stocks broadly retraced some recent gains after an overnight fall in commodity prices and a pullback on Wall Street.

Financials rise after a strong show on Wall Street, though the gains were capped in some markets as commodity stocks came off their highs.

China’s decision to raise prices for gasoline and diesel fuel by up to 7.2%, in line with rising global crude-oil prices, boost shares of state-owned refiners such as Sinopec and PetroChina.