Asian-Pacific shares opened mixed on Monday, echoing a similar performance from major US stock indices on Friday.
As of 10:50 AM AEST (12:50 AM GMT), the ASX 200 dipped 0.7% and the KOSPI 200 added 0.2% while the Nikkei 225 remained closed for a public holiday.
Among data releases, the preliminary reading of Australia's Judo Bank Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to 46.7 in September, down from 48.5 in August. Meanwhile, the Services PMI decreased to 50.6 compared to the previous reading of 52.5.
U.S. indices closed mixed on Friday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% to 42,063.36, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% to 5,702.55, and the Nasdaq fell 0.4% to 17,948.32.
Major gainers included Constellation Energy Corp, up 22.32%, Vistra Corp, lifting 16.33%, and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc which gained 8.10%.
In contrast, FedEx Corp saw a significant drop of 15.23%, Lennar Corp fell 5.33%, and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc lost 5.16%.
In commodity markets, Brent crude oil decreased by 0.5% to US$74.49 a barrel, while gold prices rose by 1.4% to US$2,621.88.
Chinese shares closed mixed, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index remaining unchanged at 2,736.81, while the Shenzhen Composite Index dipped 0.2% to 1,494.66.
Conversely, Hong Kong shares finished higher, with the Hang Seng Index rising 1.4% to 18,258.57.
Japanese stocks also gained, with the Nikkei Stock Average adding 1.5% to 37,723.91, and Indian shares advanced, as the BSE SENSEX increased by 1.6% to 84,544.31.
In Europe, UK stocks ended lower, with the FTSE 100 Index falling 1.2% to 8,229.99. European shares also declined, as Germany's DAX lost 1.5% to 18,720.01, and France's CAC 40 dropped 1.5% to 7,500.26.