Asian stock markets are trading lower on Friday as a global pullback in other reflation trades eased.

Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 fell 113.11 points or 0.58 percent to trade at 19,234.42. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 56.43 points or 0.23 percent to trade at 24,051.27. South Korea's KOSPI declined 4.05 points or 0.19 percent to trade at 2,077.79. Taiwan's TAIEX declined 9.11 points or 0.09 percent to trade at 9,762.14.

On the other hand, China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite gained 6.83 points or 0.21 percent to trade at 3,236.45. Singapore's Straits Times gained 9.49 points or 0.31 percent to trade at 3,106.18.