- Following Friday's US jobs data, Asian stocks retraced earlier gains, and Treasury yields fell, as investors assessed the Federal Reserve's policy path.
- An Asia equity benchmark was little changed, with Japanese and South Korean shares rising and mainland Chinese shares falling.
- The Nasdaq 100 contract fell and the S&P 500 contract pared gains after the nonfarm payrolls figures were released on Friday. Hong Kong and Australia are closed for the Easter holidays.
- Treasury yields fell across the yield curve in Asia after rising on Friday following the release of the US jobs report. The data supported bets on another Fed rate hike to combat inflation, while also assuaging fears that the US economy is heading for a recession.
- The dollar rose against all of its Group of 10 counterparts, while the yen fell 0.3%.
