Asian stocks sink.

Most Asian stock markets sank on Friday as uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy triggered sharp losses in technology stocks, while Japan's Nikkei index rallied as the incoming head of the Bank of Japan vowed to maintain ultra-loose policy. The Nikkei 225 jumped 1.1 percent after economist Kazuo Ueda, who is set to take over as the BOJ governor in April, said that he largely intends to hold interest rates at ultra-low levels in the near-term. Most other Asian stocks fell on Friday, with technology-heavy bourses retreating the most. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slumped...