Japan's Nikkei ended the week on a sour note, tracking broader losses in global equities markets, and as worries about further Sino-US trade tensions weighed on some China-focused shares.

The Nikkei share average closed 1.05 per cent lower at 22,250.25, pulling back from a 2-1/2-week high reached during the previous session and erasing almost all gains it had made earlier in the week.

Japan's benchmark index has recovered 6.1 per cent in recent weeks, after falling to its lowest level since late March on October 26, with gains culminating in a post-US mid-terms relief rally on Thursday.

Asian stocks moved away from a one-month high on Friday as Wall Street dipped overnight on lower US crude oil prices and after the Federal Reserve kept intact its plans to gradually raise interest rates.

The Fed is expected to hike interest rates next month, the fourth time this year. Analysts said some China-focused shares underperformed the broader market on Friday.

“Though the mid-term elections are over, worries that the US-China trade war will drag on for the long term are lingering,” said Norihiro Fujito, chief investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

Shares of factory automation equipment maker Fanuc Corp were down 4.8 per cent, Nabtesco Corp lost 3.2 per cent and Keyence gave up 0.9 per cent.

Brands which have seen strong demand from Chinese consumers fell. Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co , which reported third-quarter earnings the previous day, slumped 5.0 per cent, while personal care goods maker Kao Corp was off 2.6 per cent.

Index-heavyweights Fast Retailing and Nintendo declined 1.3 per cent and 2.6 per cent, respectively, and SoftBank Corp shed 0.2 per cent.

The broader Topix lost 0.49 per cent to close the week at 1,672.98, with 19 of the 33 subsectors finishing in negative territory.

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