Stocks in Japan and Australia fell in early trading Friday following losses on Wall Street, as most Asian markets were closed for holidays. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -2.55% slid 2.3% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -3.41% tumbled 3.6%, while New Zealand’s NSX-50 NZ50GR, -0.57% declined 0.5%.