- US equity and bond markets were CLOSED overnight for the Labor Day holiday.
- In US economic data, the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing data is released tonight AEST
- A mixed session for European bourses on the first trading day of the new month absent of any leads from US markets - Germany's DAX slipped -0.14% , with automakers weighing heavily oin the index once again amid global trade tensions. France's CAC edged +0.13% higher. In economic releases, eurozone manufacturing growth slowed to a near two-year low in August. IHS Markit's August final manufacturing PMI dropped to a 21-month low of 54.6 from July's 55.1 and unchanged from the initial reading. Eurozone purchasing price index (PPI) data for July is due tonight AEST.