According to JPX official data, HKEX and Hong Kong Economic Times, Asian index futures traded cautiously in the overnight session as investors awaited Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks, with several Fed officials flagging inflation risks and the dollar holding firm near 157 yen.
Nikkei 225 futures for the September 2026 contract ended the Osaka Exchange night session at 66,150, unchanged from the prior settlement, after trading between 65,670 and 66,460 on volume of 5,361 contracts, per JPX official quotes as of 06:00 Tokyo time.
Korean index-futures night trading yielded no authoritative morning report on the KOSPI 200 night-futures close, so no confirmed overnight figure is available for Seoul this session.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index night futures (spot month) settled down 122 points at 25,476, while the Hang Seng TECH night contract fell 0.7% to 6,183, according to the HKEX after-hours summary and HKET. In overnight ADR trade, Alibaba's U.S. shares slipped 1.33% against the Hong Kong close, Meituan's ADR eased 0.67%, Tencent's ADR dipped 0.41% and HSBC's ADR edged down 0.34%.
Taiwan's TAIEX futures (September 2026 contract) closed the after-hours night session up 324 points, or 0.70%, at 46,388, having ranged from 46,036 to 46,549 on volume of 29,574 contracts, per TAIFEX after-hours data.
