Asia-Pacific markets were mixed at the start of a week where key economic data from major economies will take center stage.
On Tuesday, India will release its inflation and industrial output figures for August, while China will announce its industrial output, retail sales, and most notably, house sale prices on Friday.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index tumbled about 0.38% in its final hour. Hong Kong's financial markets were closed on Friday due to a "black rainstorm" warning and the market is playing catch up today.
Mainland Chinese stocks were in positive territory, led by health-care and consumer cyclical stocks, with the CSI 300 rising 0.74% and closing at 3,767.54.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.50% and ended at 7,192.3, snapping a four-day losing streak. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.43%, closing at 32,467.76 while the Topix was up marginally to finish at 2,360.48.
South Korea's Kospi climbed 0.36%, ending the day at 2,556.88, while the Kosdaq was down 0.18% to close at 912.55.
On Friday in the U.S., stocks rose slightly, but logged a losing week amid renewed worries that the Federal Reserve may raise rates more than previously expected.
The S&P 500 edged up 0.14% on Friday to snap a three-day losing streak, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.22% and while the Nasdaq Composite eked out a 0.09% gain.
— CNBC's Sarah Min and Brian Evans contributed to this report