MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.1 percent and away from a 13-month peak. The Nikkei 225 lost 1 percent, as a selloff in JGBs sent 10-year yields to the highest since March. The Dow shed 2.13 percent on Friday, while the S&P 500 lost 2.45 percent and the Nasdaq 2.54 percent. The dollar index, which tracks it against a basket of six currencies, eased slightly to 95.287. North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday, citing South Korean government sources.

Source: The Edge Markets September 12, 2016 00:33 UTC