• Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Monday after a turbulent week that saw strong selling followed by a strong recovery, especially in Japanese stocks.
  • Traders will assess India’s inflation numbers and industrial production figures later in the day.

Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Monday after a week of turbulence, with strong selling followed by a strong recovery, especially in Japanese stocks.

Futures for benchmark U.S. indexes were lower as investors awaited key inflation data due later this week. The major Wall Street averages rose on Friday, with the indexes showing a sharp recovery from last week’s market rout.

The Dow closed down 0.6% on Friday, while the S&P 500 was down slightly at 0.04% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed down 0.18%.

In Asia, traders will assess inflation and industrial production figures from India on Monday.

Economists polled by Reuters expect India’s annual CPI inflation to fall sharply to 3.65% in July, from 5.08% in the previous month.

Meanwhile, India’s industrial production is expected to be 5.5% in June, down slightly from 5.9% in May.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.58%.

South Korea’s Kospi and small-cap Kosdaq both rose 1%.

China’s CSI 300 was flat, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.2% in early trading.

The Japanese markets were closed for a holiday.

—CNBC’s Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.