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Beijing • Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street slid and Japan's central bank surprised markets by putting off possible additional stimulus.

KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.3 percent to 21,110.13 and Seoul's Kospi lost 0.4 percent to 1,992.50. The Shanghai Composite Index was off 0.2 percent at 2,939.99 and benchmarks in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines also retreated. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 advanced 0.5 percent to 5,253.40, India's Sensex added 0.2 percent to 25,650.30 and New Zealand also rose. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday.

EUROPE: European stocks were lower after official figures showed eurozone economic growth was far higher than expected in the first quarter, but that inflation had fallen back below zero.

Germany's DAX was down 0.8 percent at 10,235.38 while France's CAC 40 was 1.3 percent lower at 4,499.48. Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.5 percent at 6,292.25.

Official reports showed the 19-country eurozone grew 0.6 percent in the first quarter, above forecasts for 0.4 percent. The increase means the eurozone is now bigger than before the 2008 financial crisis.

While that suggests the European Central Bank's stimulus measures are having an effect, a separate report showed the annual inflation rate fell to minus 0.2 percent in April from zero in March. The ECB is trying to get the rate to just under 2 percent.

The euro was up 0.3 percent at $1.1390, while Asian stocks closed mostly lower and oil prices rose.

WALL STREET SLIDE: Tech stocks slumped after billionaire investor Carl Icahn revealed he sold his stake in Apple Inc. Icahn wasn't a major shareholder but investors watch his moves closely. Apple has fallen 15 percent in two weeks. Other shares moved on takeover news. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 210.79 points, or 1.2 percent, to 17,830.76. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 19.34 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,075.81. The Nasdaq composite closed lower for the sixth day in a row, losing 57.85 points, or 1.2 percent, to 4,805.29.

JAPANESE STIMULUS: The Bank of Japan surprised investors by deciding against adding to its huge stimulus for the world's third-largest economy. Investors wanted to see that because inflation and consumer spending are weak, largely because the yen has gotten stronger. The bank's decision to postpone possible action "will erode further investor confidence" in its ability to achieve its inflation target, said Chris Weston of IG in a report. The Nikkei 225 tumbled by an unusually wide margin of 3.6 percent on Thursday.

LOWER US GROWTH: The U.S. economy grew a bit less than expected in the first quarter. The government said gross domestic product increased 0.5 percent as consumer spending slowed down, exports fell and business investment plunged. That was the weakest result in two years, but experts think the economy will bounce back in the current quarter.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude shed 3 cents to $46.00 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 80 cents on Thursday to close at $46.03. Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell 2 cents to $47.75 in London. It added 84 cents the previous session to $47.77.

CURRENCY: The dollar declined to 107.24 from Thursday's 108.12. The euro rose to $1.1393 from $1.1352.