An employee works at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 13, 2022.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher on Monday, bouncing off declines in the previous session as investors look to more economic data ahead of high-stakes talks between the U.S. and China.
U.S. President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping are set this week for their first in-person meeting in about a year.
Separately, ratings agency Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded its ratings outlook on the U.S. government to negative from stable, pointing to rising risks to the nation's fiscal strength.
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 17,372, pointing to a higher open compared with the HSI's close of 17,203.26.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Xi Jinping
Organizations:
Tokyo Stock Exchange, U.S, Moody's, Nikkei
Locations:
Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific, China . U.S, Chicago, Osaka, Australia