Looking ahead to the week, the U.S. consumer price index for August will be released on Tuesday, while retail sales figures in the state are expected on Thursday. A series of Chinese economic data will also be released on Thursday, including August retail sales and industrial production.
Coins and oils
The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, stood at 92.618 after a recent decline above 92.7.
The Japanese yen traded at 109.91 per dollar, stronger than the levels around 110.4 seen against the green dollar last week. The Australian dollar changed hands at $ 0.7364 after its slide last week, above $ 0.744.
Oil prices were higher in the morning of business hours in Asia, with international benchmark futures on Brent crude 0.63%, to $ 73.38 a barrel. US crude futures rose 0.67% to $ 70.19 a barrel.