In the currency markets, movements were rather muted.
The dollar index held close to a 1-month high at 103.45 against major peers, after last week's stunning jobs and services data.
In the oil market, Brent crude futures eased 0.2% to $84.90 while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also settled 0.1% lower at $78.36.Reporting by Stella Qiu; Editing by Jacqueline Wong
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