Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall ahead of China's announcement for its one-year and five-year loan prime rates on Monday.
The one-year and five-year LPR currently stands at 3.55% and 4.2% respectively.
Reuters reported that in a poll of 35 market watchers, all participants predicted cuts to both rates, after China's central bank unexpectedly lowered the medium-term lending facility rate last week.
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 17,794, pointing to a weaker open compared with its Friday close of 17,950.85.
In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 also point to a lower open, at 7,070 compared with its last close of 7,148.1.
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