MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell on Friday, after a respite from Wall Street's recent feverish rally. The price of gold also pulled back from record highs following recent torrid runs.

U.S. futures and oil prices were higher.

Nealy all Asian indexes were down, with the exception of South Korea's Kospi, which climbed 1.3% to 3,596.36 as trading reopened after a holiday.

The surge was fueled by a rally of tech shares including SK Hynix, which was up nearly 7%. Samsung Electronics rose 5.4%, boosted by news that Nvidia-backed Reflection AI had raised $2 billion, raising its market value to $8 billion.

Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1% to 48,087.75, pulling back from big gains the previous day after data showed producer prices rose more than expected in September.

Hong Kong'

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