Australia's SPI futures traded at 5,264, compared to the benchmark ASX 200's last close at 5,296.70. On Monday the Australian securities market suffered technical glitches that first delayed the open, then in the afternoon suspended trade for the rest of the session.
On Tuesday morning, market operator Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) said the market was expected to open normally.
Nikkei futures in Chicago traded at 16,325, while Osaka futures were at 16,250. The Japanese benchmark index, which was closed for a public holiday on Monday, finished a touch higher on Friday at 16,519.29.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.63 points, or 0.02 percent, to 18,120.17. The S&P 500 closed flat at 2,139.12, while the Nasdaq fell 9.54 points, or 0.18 percent, to end at 5,235.03.
The Japanese yen relatively strengthened to 101.85 against the dollar as of 6:50 a.m. HK/SIN, compared to levels above 102.00 the pair traded in the previous week.
"We have had a quiet start to what should be a very busy week in the foreign exchange market," Kathy Lien, managing director of foreign exchange strategy at BK Asset Management, said in a early morning note.
"While investors are biding time ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve announcement, they are also weary of holding dollars given the unlikely chance of a rate hike this week," said Lien.
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