Asia-Pacific markets displayed a mixed performance on Friday, reacting to a downturn in U.S. stocks overnight. This decline was notably influenced by a drop in Nvidia shares, even after the tech giant reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 saw a modest increase of 0.16%, closing at 58,850.27. Meanwhile, the Topix index experienced a more significant rise of 1.5%, reaching 3,938.68. The Nikkei had briefly surpassed the 59,000 mark on Thursday before settling back slightly.

South Korea’s Kospi index fell by 1%, concluding the trading session at 6,244.13. In contrast, the smaller-cap Kosdaq index managed to edge up by 0.39%, finishing at 1,192.78.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index showed a 1% increase as trading neared its end for the day. Over in mainland China, the CSI 300 index slipped by 0.34%, closing at 4,710.65.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index climbed by 0.25%, ending the day at 9,198.6.

Technology stocks across Asia faced downward pressure. SK Hynix, a major supplier of high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia, saw its shares drop by 3.46%. Samsung Electronics, a long-time partner of Nvidia, also experienced a decline, with its stock falling by 0.69%.

SoftBank Group, a major investors in AI companies, declined over 2.6%.

Overnight in the U.S., the S&P 500 pulled back after the latest results from tech titan Nvidia and software giant Salesforce failed to boost the broader market.

The broad market index fell 0.54% to end at 6,908.86, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.18% and closed at 22,878.38. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 17.05 points, or 0.03%, to settle at 49,499.20.

Nvidia shares fell more than 5%, even after the chip giant posted a fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat. The stock suffered its worst day since April. Other chip stocks such as Broadcom, Lam Research, Western Digital and Applied Materials also slid.

—CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Pia Singh contributed to this report.