US-China tariffs, China PMI, currencies and oil

The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was last at 98,916 after rising from levels below 97.8 last week.

The Japanese yen changed hands at $ 106.16 against the dollar after weakening from levels below 105 in the previous trading week. The Australian dollar stood at $ 0.666 after falling from its highs above $ 0.676 last week.

Oil prices fell in the morning in Asian trading hours, with the international benchmark index for Brent crude oil futures falling 0.71

% to $ 58.83 per barrel and US crude futures falling 0.54% to $ 54.80 per barrel.

What is in print:

• China: Caixin produces purchasing leader index at 09:45 HP / SIN
• Indonesia: Inflation data at 12.00 HK / SIN

– CNBC's Spencer Kimball contributed to this report.