People walk along a promenade next to Victoria harbour in Hong Kong on August 31, 2023, a day before the arrival of Typhoon Saola.
(Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall as traders await China's Caixin manufacturing PMI data, amid a slew of other economic data in the region.
In Japan, the Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 32,505 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 32,490.
Both are lower compared to the Nikkei 225's last close at 32,619.34.
In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 were at 7,237, lower than the index's last close of 7,350.3.
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