Asian shares were mixed Friday after a sharp slide for Walmart helped pull Wall Street off record highs. In Japan, where investors were watching currency swings, the benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3% in afternoon trading to 38,

U.S. stocks are on pace for a modest weekly gain, but have lagged their global peers since the start of the year.

Worries about the economy sent the stock market tumbling again on Friday. The Dow slid 804 points, or 1.8%, in recent trading. The S&P 500 was down 1.7%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 2.1%.