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Chinese markets dragged on Asian shares on Friday as they failed to latch on to a global record-setting rally after a week in which central banks around the world refrained from any hawkish surprises in a boost to the dollar.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to leave out detailed information when supplying Washington with data related to the global chip shortage as they want to protect trade secrets, two sources briefed on the matter said.

A share rally that has lifted stocks to record levels in recent days lost momentum on Friday, weighed down by renewed uncertainty over China's property sector and as markets paused for breath ahead of U.S. jobs data due later in the day.

Share markets firmed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve engineered an orderly start to unwinding its massive stimulus programme, though doubts about the inflation outlook did push up longer-dated bond yields.

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it plans to allow third-party payment systems in South Korea to comply with a new law, marking the first time the U.S. tech giant has amended its payment policy for a specific country.

Investors trimmed bearish bets on most Asian currencies, encouraged by the reopening of tourism-reliant economies, while sentiment remained moderately bullish on China's yuan despite signs of economic stress, a fortnightly Reuters poll found.

World equities markets fluctuated after hitting new records on Thursday and ended mixed following the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to start scaling back its bond-buying program this month.

South Korean financial services app Kakao Pay Corp more than doubled in its trading debut on Wednesday, zooming ahead of the country's established finance companies in value, as investors were enticed by its growth prospects.

A toy-like robot with scowling blue eyes and a North Korean flag across its chest roams around a classroom at a university in Pyongyang in a recent demonstration of tools aimed at helping children learn basic maths, music and English.

Global shares hovered at record highs while currency markets and U.S. Treasuries were steady on Wednesday, as investors looked to the expected winding down of pandemic-era monetary stimulus in the world's largest economy.