Asian shares edged down on Friday ahead of U.S. Solid gains in employment are projected, and could increase speculation the Federal Reserve could raise U.S. “The market is positioned for a big number,” Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG Markets in Melbourne, said in a note. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down about 0.2 percent, on track for a weekly loss of about 1.8 percent.