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Asian shares are mostly lower after a wild day on Wall St ends with modest moves
['Elaine Kurtenbach', 'Associated Press']
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Shares slipped Friday in Asia after a day of dramatic swings on Wall Street that included Microsoft’s worst drop in nearly six years.
Oil prices fell more than $1 and the prices of gold and silver weakened.
Companies across the market are under pressure to deliver at least solid growth in profits following record-setting runs for their stock prices.
Southwest Airlines flew 18.7% higher even though its profit fell short of forecasts.
Oil prices slipped after jumping more than 3% on Thursday due to worries about tensions between the United States and Iran, which could ultimately constrict the flow of crude.