KEY EVENTS

 Here are some key events coming up:

Earnings include Alibaba, JD.com, Walmart, Home Depot, BHP Group, Nvidia and Qantas.

The EIA’s crude oil inventory report comes out Wednesday.

U.S. jobless claims for the week ended Aug. 15 are due Thursday.

China’s loan prime rate is due Thursday.

On Friday come euro-area PMIs.

These are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

Futures on the S&P 500 Index added 0.3% as of 9:05 a.m. in Tokyo.

Japan’s Topix index fell 0.2%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index declined 0.3%.

Currencies

The yen was at 106.64 per dollar.

The offshore yuan traded at 6.9381 per dollar, up 0.1%.

The euro bought $1.1844.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index slipped 0.1%.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries remained at 0.71%.

Australia’s 10-year yield was steady at 0.93%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.6% to $42.25 a barrel.

Gold fell 0.5% to $1,935.60 an ounce.