NEW YORK: Asian markets fell sharply at the open on Friday, trailing losses on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) boss said an interest rate hike was likely forthcoming.

Hong Kong and Tokyo both opened deep in the red even as inflation data from Japan was in line with market expectations and better than elsewhere in the world.

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