The economic data front: Singapore's June industrial production figures will be released at 1:00 p.m. (HK/SIN).Regionally, Japanese stocks saw gains. The Nikkei225 jumped 1.72% and the Topix index climbed 1.7%. Japan's markets were closed Thursday and Friday due to holidays.SINGAPORE - Monday morning trading saw shares in Asia-Pacific rise after Wall Street's major indexes closed at record highs last week.Friday's close saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpass 35,000, while the S&P 500 jumped 1.01% at 4,411.79, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.04% to 14,836.99. All three major indexes in the United States closed Friday at new highs due to Friday's upward movement.After a recent rebound from below 92.8, the U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket its peers, was at 92.889.The Japanese yen traded at 110.51 dollars, weaker than the levels below 110 last week. The Australian dollar traded at $0.7363, higher than the $0.732 levels last week.Oil prices rose in the morning Asia trading hours. Brent crude futures, an international benchmark, were up 0.26 to $74.29 per barrel. U.S. crude oil futures rose 0.2% to $72.24 per barrel.Here are some of the highlights:
