Japan +0.26%. Japan Jibun February final Manufacturing PMI 47.7 (preliminary was 47.4, prior 48.9).
China +0.90%. China Caixin Manufacturing PMI comes in at 51.6 in February (prior 49.2).
China official February PMIs: Manufacturing 52.6 (prior 50.1) Services 56.3 (prior 54.4).
Hong Kong +3.90%.
Australia -0.09%. Australian monthly CPI (January) 7.4% (expected 8.1%).
Australian Q4 2022 GDP 0.5% q/q (expected +0.8%).
Australian February (final) Manufacturing PMI 50.5 (flash was 50.1, prior 50).
India +0.69%. India’s manufacturing purchasing managers index for February came in at 55.3, according to a private survey by S&P Global.
Overnight in the U.S., major US indices closed lower on the day as end of day selling pushes the indices toward their session lows. The Dow Industrial Average fell -234.11 point or -0.71% at 32654.92; S&P index fell -12.55 points or -0.32% at 3969.68; NASDAQ index fell -11.43 points or -0.10% at 11455.55.
Looking at the day’s notable U.S. economic news, the Chicago purchasing managers index unexpected fell to 43.6 in February. This came in below the 45 that economists were predicting.
New Zealand building permits (January) -1.5% m/m (prior -7.2%).
South Korean markets are closed to observe a holiday as the nation saw a narrowed trade deficit for the month of February.
US futures higher. Dow Jones +0.16%; S&P 500 +0.19%; Nasdaq +0.30%.