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2027 ET - The Nikkei Stock Average is up 0.1% at 37722.20 as gains in brokerage and auto stocks help offset losses in electronics and machinery shares. Nomura Holdings is up 1.4% and Toyota Motor is 1.0% higher while Yaskawa Electric is down 2.0% and Makita is 1.6% lower. Broader market index Topix is down 0.2% at 2798.93. Investors are focusing on developments related to U.S. trade and foreign policies and their implications for Japanese businesses. USD/JPY is at 149.53, compared with 149.52 as of Friday's Tokyo stock market close. (kosaku.narioka@wsj.com; @kosakunarioka)

2021 ET - South Korea's benchmark Kospi falls 0.4% to 2632.50 as semiconductor and construction stocks retreat. Foreign and institutional investors are net sellers, with the index under profit-taking pressure after a five-session winning streak. Memory-chip makers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are down 2.2% and 1.3%, respectively, with both losing ground after three consecutive sessions of gains. Hyundai Engineering & Construction is down 2.1% following six straight sessions of gains. USD/KRW is almost flat at 1,462.95 in Seoul onshore trading. South Korea's 10-year government bond yield is up 1.3 bps at 2.805%. (kwanwoo.jun@wsj.com)

2008 ET - JGB futures consolidate in the morning Tokyo session after U.S. Treasury yields finished mixed last Friday. JGBs and Treasurys tend to move in tandem. At this juncture, Japan's government bond market lacks sufficient conviction to either boost the probability of a May rate increase by the BOJ or completely rule it out, say two members of JPMorgan Japan Markets Research in a research report. JPMorgan recommends keeping a neutral stance on duration, while seeing a risk of further steepening at the back of the JGB yield curve. JGB 10-year futures are 0.02 yen lower at 138.01 yen. (ronnie.harui@wsj.com)

1939 ET - Japanese stocks may trade in a range as uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and borrowing costs continues. Nikkei futures are 0.1% higher at 37515 on the SGX. USD/JPY is at 149.55, compared with 149.52 as of Friday's Tokyo stock market close. Investors are focusing on developments related to U.S. trade and foreign policies and their implications for Japanese businesses. The Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.2% to 37677.06 on Friday.(kosaku.narioka@wsj.com)

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