According to JPX official data, HKEX and the Hong Kong Economic Times, Asian index-futures traded in mixed fashion overnight as a spike in U.S. Treasury yields and renewed Federal Reserve rate-hike concerns pressured risk assets, though Japanese futures firmed ahead of a cash-market reopening. Stronger-than-expected U.S. September services and manufacturing PMI readings lifted the 10-year Treasury yield past 5.13% intraday, its highest since 2007, and the four main U.S. equity indexes closed lower, with the Nasdaq off 1.13% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 1.23%.

Nikkei 225 futures for December 2026 delivery ended the Osaka night session at 65,940, up 840 points, with the overnight gain reflecting catch-up demand as Tokyo's cash market prepares to reopen following the Autumnal Equinox holiday.

Hang Seng Index futures for the September contract settled the after-hours session at 24,709, down 106 points, trading between 24,636 and 24,828 on volume of 12,063 contracts. In ADR trading, Alibaba's U.S. shares were about 1% below the Hong Kong close, HSBC's ADR fell 1.40%, Meituan slipped 0.78% and Tencent eased 0.56%.

Taiwan index futures for the October contract ended the TAIFEX night session at 47,909, down 403 points or 0.83%, trading between 47,783 and 48,404 on volume of 28,947 contracts, with TSMC futures off NT$18 as the chipmaker's ADR declined 1.20% to $446.57 in New York.