Asian stock markets settled lower on Friday. China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite plunged 225.85 points or 5.77 percent to close at 3,686.92.
While Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 218.21 points or 0.83 percent to end at 26,064.11. South Korea's KOSPI fell 2.92 points or 0.14 percent to end at 2,104.41. Taiwan's TAIEX fell 21.01 points or 0.22 percent to end at 9,358.23.
On the other hand, Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 went up 17.29 points or 0.08 percent to settle at 20,539.79. Singapore's Straits Times rose 14.89 points or 0.45 percent to end at 3,342.73.