Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 1.5 percent to 12,446.27 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.4 percent to 22,130.08. South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.1 percent at 1,953.16. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.1 percent to 2,327.32 and the smaller Shenzhen Composite Index gained 0.1 percent to 959.21. Both Chinese indexes swung between gains and losses in morning trading. Australia's S&P ASX 200 rose 0.3 percent to 4.975.90. Benchmarks in Taiwan and Singapore edged up, while New Zealand dipped. The dollar weakened to 94.92 Japanese yen from 95.01 in late trading Thursday. The Mediterranean nation is trying to raise about $7.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. Investors "just want them to get it done," said Jackson Wong, a vice president at Tanrich Securities. The financial markets are counting on the confidence. Petrochina fell 2.5 percent after the state-owned Chinese energy company said profit last year fell on price controls and higher cost of imported natural gas. State-owned China Unicom, the country's second biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, jumped 4.6 percent after annual profit rose because of higher 3G revenue. In other currencies, the euro rose to $1.2916 from $1.2899 in late trading Thursday. Oil prices rose, with benchmark crude for May delivery up 25 cents to $92.70 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York.