Asia dips as weak results halt bull run on Wall St, yen holds gains

By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks dipped early on Friday after weak corporate results halted Wall Street's record run overnight, while the yen held to large gains made after the Bank of Japan's governor downplayed the need for "helicopter money" monetary policies. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1 percent but is still headed for a 0.4 percent gain on the week. Japan's Nikkei slid 1 percent, dragged down by the yen's rally on Thursday.