TOKYO: Asian shares slumped to a four-week low on Friday after Wall Street suffered its biggest fall in more than two months, as investors looked to the U.S. payrolls data for clues on when the Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus.
The euro fell 0.2 percent after Standard and Poor's downgraded its credit rating on France's sovereign debt to AA from AA+.
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