Asia-Pacific stocks set to dip following consecutive Wall Street losses

Asia-Pacific stocks set to dip following consecutive Wall Street losses

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific slipped in Monday morning trade following . In Japan, the edged about 0.1% lower while the Topix index shed 0.41%. South Korea's dipped 0.32%. The in Australia sat below the flatline. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.1% lower. Looking ahead for the week, the U.S. consumer price index for August is set to be out on Tuesday, while retail sales figures stateside are expected Thursday. A slew of Chinese economic data, including retail sales and industrial production for August, is also set to be out on Thursday. Currencies and oil The , which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 92.618 after a recent decline from above 92.7. The traded at 109.91 per dollar, stronger than levels around 110.4 seen against the greenback last week. The changed hands at $0.7364 following its slide last week from above $0.744. Oil prices were higher in the morning of Asia trading hours, with international benchmark up 0.63% to $73.38 per barrel. advanced 0.67% to $70.19 per barrel.