A man paddles as smoke blankets the city skyline on February 2, 2021 in Perth, Australia.
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Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mixed on Monday ahead of a slew of economic data from around the region, including inflation numbers from Malaysia and Singapore.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 looks to rebound from a weekly loss last week, with the futures contract in Chicago at 32,655, and its counterpart in Osaka at 32,700 against its last close at 32,304.25. Japan will also see private surveys for its purchasing managers index in July.
In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 were at 7,300, lower than the index’s last close of 7,313.9, as the country saw flash estimates for its composite PMI fall into contraction territory for the first time since March.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index looks set to start the week lower, with futures at 18,953 compared to the HSI’s last close of 19,560.57.
U.S. markets were mixed last Friday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.01% to notch its tenth straight day of gains, a feat not seen for the index since August 2017. The S&P 500 added 0.03%,while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.22%.
— CNBC’s Brian Evans and Alex Harring contributed to this report