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• European shares opened slighly higher on Monday after four consecutive weeks of gains, with Germany’s Dax touching a fresh new high, as worries about the situation in Catalonia eased off after Sunday’s demonstration against independence.

The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent in early trading while the was up 0.3 percent to a new record of 12,997 points.

• MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.02 percent, having rebounded by 1.7 percent last week. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 were trading 0.11 percent firmer, while futures for the Treasury 10-year note rose 1 tick.

• Japan’s Nikkei share average scaled a fresh two-year peak on Friday and posted its fourth straight weekly gain, buoyed by the impact of a weaker currency as well as record highs on Wall Street.

The Nikkei ended 0.3 percent higher at 20,690.71 points, after probing its highest levels since August 2015. For the week, it added 1.6 percent.

• Hong Kong stocks dipped on Monday after hitting near 10-year highs last week, as investors took profits in property and financial shares in the wake of a disappointing China services survey and worries on North Korea curbed risk appetites.

The benchmark Hang Seng index fell 0.5 percent, to 28,326.59, while the China Enterprises Index lost 0.6 percent, to 11,385.38 points.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC