SOME KEY MOVEMENTS

Earnings from companies including, ICBC, PetroChina, HP Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Best Buy and Dollar General.

The U.S. Republican National Convention takes place, with President Donald Trump speaking the final day, Aug. 27.

The Bank of Korea sets monetary policy and will hold a briefing on Thursday.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks at event on Thursday.

These are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

S&P 500 futures advanced 0.2% as of 9:25 a.m. in Tokyo. The gauge rose 0.3% on Friday.

Japan’s Topix index was little changed.

South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.1%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index dipped 0.2%.

Currencies

The yen was at 105.88 per dollar, down 0.1%.

The euro bought $1.1797, little changed.

The offshore yuan traded at 6.9152 per dollar, up 0.1%.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries remained at 0.63%.

Australia’s 10-year yield was steady at about 0.88%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude was flat at $42.34 a barrel.

Gold fell 0.3% to $1,934.93 an ounce.