BANGKOK, March 7 -- Asian stock markets mostly declined on Friday, with Tokyo's benchmark falling by more than 2% following a sell-off on Wall Street.

U.S. futures and oil prices saw an uptick, reports AP.

Bitcoin was trading around $88,266, dropping 3.4% according to CoinDesk, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to establish a government bitcoin reserve, marking a significant step in the cryptocurrency's potential mainstream acceptance.

China's trade declines in Jan-Feb amid uncertainty

China's exports and imports for January-February were below expectations, with exports rising just 2.3% and imports dropping 8.4%. These figures typically account for distortions caused by the Lunar New Year holidays.

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