• APAC stocks traded with a downbeat mood with most major indices pressured after Friday's tech-led declines in the US.
• Japan's revised Q4 GDP data missed expectations but showed the economy averted a technical recession.
• Chinese inflation data showed a return to acceleration in consumer prices; CPI YY (Feb) 0.7% vs. Exp. 0.3% (Prev. -0.8%).
• DXY sits on a 102 handle with FX markets broadly contained. USD/JPY is just below the 147 mark.
• European equity futures indicate a lower open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.5% after the cash market closed down 0.3% on Friday.
• Looking ahead, highlights include US Employment Trends, Japanese Corporate Goods Price, ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts, NY Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations, Supply from US.

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