SINGAPORE - Asian stocks fell on Friday in a downbeat end to the week as deepening geopolitical worries and fears over US tariffs and their impact on the global economy curbed investors appetite for risk, keeping safe-haven gold near record highs.

The sombre mood looked set to continue in Europe. Pan-European STOXX 50 futures and Germany's DAX futures fell 0.5 percent, while futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq inched lower.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.9 percent.

Brent crude futures climbed 0.36 percent, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 0.4 percent. Both were set for 2 percent gains for the week.