South Korea's KOSPI index fell 1.00% intraday.

Hong Kong-listed mainland bank shares rose in early trade: Postal Savings Bank (01658.HK) up over 5%, Bank of China (03988.HK) up nearly 3%, with China Construction Bank (00939.HK), Bank of China Hong Kong (02388.HK), Agricultural Bank of China (01288.HK) and Bank of Communications (03328.HK) also higher. China Construction Bank earlier reported interim net profit attributable to the parent of 169.564 bln yuan, up 4.62% YoY.

澳大利亞S&P/ASX200指數8月31日（週一）開盤下跌15.70點，跌幅0.17%，報9076.60點。