Asian sinks as US jobs fail to clear rate outlook, tech stocks hammered

A man looks at a stock quotation board displaying the Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan -Reuters

SYDNEY: Asian shares extended a global rout on Friday as the much anticipated U.S. jobs data failed to provide clarity on interest rates, with investors returning to dumping riskier assets even after Nvidia's earnings dazzled.

Japan's Nikkei tumbled 2% on Friday, Australia's resources-heavy shares slid 1.4%, while South Korea plunged almost 4%.