Aerial view of the capital city of Seoul in South Korea, seen at sunset.
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Most Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower at the start of a week where key economic data from major economies will take center stage.
On Tuesday, India will release its inflation and industrial output figures for August, while China will announce its industrial output, retail sales, and most notably, house sale prices on Friday.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 was near the flatline while the Topix climbed 0.28%.
South Korea’s Kospi slid 0.27% in early morning trade, while the Kosdaq was down 0.28%.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 18,156, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI’s close of 18,202.07 on Thursday. Hong Kong cancelled trade on Friday, due to the city seeing its heaviest rainstorm in 140 years.
On Friday in the U.S., stocks rose slightly, but logged a losing week amid renewed worries that the Federal Reserve may raise rates more than previously expected.
The S&P 500 edged up 0.14% on Friday to snap a three-day losing streak, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.22% and while the Nasdaq Composite eked out a 0.09% gain.
— CNBC’s Sarah Min and Brian Evans contributed to this report