On Tuesday morning (August 27, 9:46 AM GMT+7 Bangkok time), Asia Pacific indexes were lower, mirroring losses in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq from the previous day, while investors also analyzed China's industrial profits figures.
China's industrial profits rose 3.6% in January-July from a year earlier, up slightly from the 3.5% growth reported in January-June.
Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.18% to 38,040.88, South Korea's KOSPI lost 0.45% to 2,685.82 and Australia's ASX 200 rose 0.03% to 8,086.7.
Among Chinese stocks, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.25% to 2,848.42, the Hong Kong Composite Index fell 0.37% to 17,733.2 and the Shenzhen Composite Index fell 1.01% to 8,111.5.
Meanwhile, U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday with the Nasdaq down 0.85% to 17,725.76, the S&P 500 down 0.32% to 5,616.84 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 0.16% to 41,240.52. The VIX rose 1.83% to 16.15.
On the commodities front, crude oil prices closed higher on Monday on growing supply concerns due to Libyan production cuts and the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Brent Crude futures rose $2.41, or 3.05%, to close at $81.43 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose $2.59, or 3.5%, to close at $77.42 a barrel.
This morning, Brent Crude futures fell 15 cents, or 0.18%, to $81.28 per barrel, while WTI Crude was down 24 cents, or 0.31%, to $77.18 per barrel.
Meanwhile, gold futures fell 0.47% to $2,543.3 per troy ounce.
