Eurozone August retail sales (MoM) due in 10 minutes.

Taiwan’s TAIEX closed up 110.51 points, or 0.22%, at 49,822.55 on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Israel's defense minister Israel Katz told ministers at a weekly cabinet meeting the Israel Defense Forces have been ordered to prepare for a scenario of war with the Palestinian Authority (PA) and briefed on IDF preparations in the West Bank. He said if that scenario occurs a state of war with the PA would be declared and the IDF would launch a full-scale offensive under a detailed plan approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Katz, based on established IDF principles.