• China-related equities were poised for further gains on Tuesday, while other Asian stocks look muted ahead of a swath of global inflation prints expected to influence monetary policy.
• Equity futures point to Hong Kong’s benchmark gaining more than 1% and Shanghai stocks also rising. Japan and Australian bourses are set to open more quietly, following a start to the week when US and UK markets were closed and European shares edged higher in thin trading. US futures edged higher in early Asia hours.
• Traders will this week be studying fresh inflation data from Australia to Japan, the euro region and the US. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and his deputy indicated there is scope for gradually raising interest rates now that the nation has shifted away from an inflation norm of 0%.