Hang Seng Tech Index rose more than 3%; Chinese property developers, AI application stocks, marquee internet names and new-energy vehicle makers led gains.

Final August S&P Global services PMI dipped to 51.6 from 51.7 in July, marginally below the earlier flash reading. The composite PMI was 52.0, close to its long-run average of 52.3, indicating the euro zone private sector is expanding at a steady but not strong pace. Respondents reported broadly based, still-robust demand. S&P Global Market Intelligence senior chief economist Joe Hayes said the data point to solid Q3 growth, with industrial momentum strengthening and services recovering from the initial energy-price spike after the Middle East war.

Euro Stoxx 50 futures were up 0.13%, Germany's DAX futures were up 0.21% and the UK FTSE 100 futures were up 0.04%.