Some markets also are poised to poised to recover slightly after Asia saw a broad sell-off in the last three sessions. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.36% in early trading, recovering from three straight days of losses. Japan's Nikkei 225 is also set to recover ahead of its October purchasing managers index reading from S&P Global. The futures contract in Chicago was at 31,130 and its counterpart in Osaka at 31,060 against the index's last close of 30,999.55. However, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index comes back from a holiday with a weak open, with futures for the HSI at 17,044, compared to the index's close of 17,172.13.

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Persons: Natthapol, Hong Organizations: Nikkei, P Global Locations: Seoul, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Chicago, Osaka