Biren Technology (06082.HK) opened about 3.5% lower after the company proposed a placing of 153 million new H shares.

Mitsubishi UFJ senior FX strategist Michael Wan said markets appear in a wait-and-see mode for the next catalyst for the dollar and US interest rates. Global markets will look to this week’s US ISM services report and Fed minutes, and next week’s US CPI, for directional cues. Traders are also watching whether Japanese authorities intervened last week to curb yen weakness; that uncertainty is material as USD/JPY trades around the 162 level.

Shanghai silver most-active contract intraday gain widened to 2.00%, trading at 15,366.00 yuan/kg.