Asia-Pacific set to mostly open lower as two key Wall Street benchmarks fall

This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets.

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mostly lower Friday, after two of the three key benchmarks on Wall Street gave back gains and closed lower.

U.S. equity futures fell in early Asia hours following declines in two of the three key benchmarks on Wall Street overnight.

The S&P 500 futures moved up 0.21%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.24% as of 7:35 a.m. Singapore time (7:35 p.m. ET Thursday).

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 80 points, or 0.18%.