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StreetAccount Summary - Asian Market Preview: Nikkei Futures (0.96%), Hang Seng Futures (0.45%), ASX SPI 200 (0.24%), S&P Futures +0.06%

Aug 31 ,2026

  • Synopsis:

    • Asian markets set for negative start to Tuesday trade. Futures signaling mild opening declines in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea. S&P 500 futures unchanged afterhours. Australian bonds tracking overnight weakness in Treasuries. Crude building on rally amid latest Middle East escalation. FX markets steady after yen fell back to 160-dollar. old and silver little changed. Bitcoin stalled around $80K.

    • Bond markets under pressure after Treasury 10Y yield hit highest since early 2025. Street continued to dissect Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole speech with market now pricing in ~38 bp of tightening in 2026 and Barclays among those now predicting rate hike by year-end. Yields also tracked rally in oil after US hit Iran for first time since July and Axios sources said Trump weighing limited strikes following signs Tehran rebuilding its radar and missile capabilities.

    • JGBs under scrutiny after yields scaled highest in more than 30 years on Monday. Press highlighted more of Treasury Secretary Bessent's remarks on monetary policy at G20 with NHK citing senior Treasury official who said Bessent stressed to Governor Ueda and Finance Minister Katayama importance of fiscal sustainability and rate hikes. Comes after Bessent said he expects Ueda to "do the right thing" on policy ahead of the September meeting. Meanwhile Japan 10Y auction to test appetite for longer-dated securities following last week's soft 2Y sale.

  • Pre-open Company News:

    • 100090.KS -- The Ocean consortium to acquire 35.6% stake in SK Oceanplant for KRW 410.0B from SK Ecoplant

    • 2487.HK -- Cutia Therapeutics reports H1 adjusted net income (CNY173.6M) vs year-ago (CNY218.3M)

    • 7630.HK -- IMPACT Therapeutics reports H1 adjusted net income (CNY20.9M) vs year-ago (CNY55.8M)

    • 9993.HK -- Radiance Holdings (Group) reports H1 net income attributable CNY86.7M vs year-ago (CNY233.1M)

    • 1359.HK -- China Cinda Asset Management reports H1 net income attributable CNY784.4M vs guidance CNY684-912M and year-ago CNY2.28B

    • 3669.HK -- China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings reports H1 adjusted net income attributable CNY27M vs year-ago CNY63M

    • 2697.HK -- Guangdong True Health Med-tech discloses up to CNY100M sales contract of puncture surgical navigation and positioning system

    • 601228.CH -- Guangzhou Port reports August container throughput 2.4M TEUs, +0.7% y/y

    • 6880.HK -- Momenta Global reports H1 adjusted net income (CNY14.1M) vs year-ago (CNY415.9M)

    • 6887.HK -- Sunshine Lake Pharma reports H1 net income attributable (CNY603.7M) vs year-ago (CNY46.4M)

    • 3677.HK -- Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies Group reports H1 net income attributable CNY371.6M vs guidance CNY320-400M and FactSet CNY392M [1 est]

    • 9887.HK -- Nanjing Leads Biolabs reports H1 adjusted net income (CNY171.1M) vs year-ago (CNY147.4M)

    • Systematix Institutional Research initiates Affordable Finance sector; initiates Aavas Financiers, Home First Finance and others

  • On Deck:

    • Hong Kong:

      • Earnings:

        • SUNeVision Holdings (1686.HK), Sino Land (83.HK)

    • Japan:

      • Earnings:

        • ITO EN (2593.JP)

    • South Korea:

      • Economic:

        • 11:00 KST: Trade Balance NSA; consensus +$30.6B

        • 11:00 KST: Import NSA Y/Y; consensus +28.4%

        • 11:00 KST: Export NSA Y/Y; consensus +62.2%

    • Australia:

      • Economic:

        • 11:30 AEST: Building Approvals SA M/M; consensus

        • 11:30 AEST: Current Account Balance SA; consensus

      • Earnings:

        • Ausgold (AUC.AU), Titomic (TTT.AU)

    • Indonesia:

      • Economic:

        • 11:00 SAST: CPI NSA Y/Y; consensus +3.2%

    • Thailand:

      • Earnings:

        • Beyond Securities Public (BYD.R.TB)

  • Market Data:

    • Gold (Dec 26): +$10.40 or +0.23% to $4491.90

    • WTI Crude (Oct 26): +$0.60 or +0.70% to $86.36

    • $-¥: (0.28) or (0.17%) to 159.7940

    • $-KRW: (9.67) or (0.70%) to 1367.1500

    • A$-$: +0.00 or +0.07% to 0.7167

    • $-INR: (0.30) or (0.32%) to 95.1725

    • $-CNY: (0.00) or (0.02%) to 6.7258

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