Ahead of Wednesday's Labor Day holiday, the Thai stock market had moved higher in two straight sessions, collecting almost 10 points or 0.7 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,365-point plateau although it may open under pressure on Thursday.

Ahead of Wednesday's Labor Day holiday, the Indonesia stock market had moved higher in two straight sessions, collecting almost 200 points or 2.9 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,230-point plateau although it may head south on Thursday.

The Australian market is slightly higher on Thursday, recouping some of the sharp losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is staying a tad below the 7,600 level, with gains in gold miners and financial stocks partially offset by weakness in financial and technology stocks.

Ahead of Wednesday's Labor Day holiday, the Hong Kong stock market had moved higher in seven straight sessions, gathering almost 1,600 points or 9.3 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 17,760-point plateau and it's overdue for consolidation on Thursday.

The manufacturing sector in Taiwan moved back into expansion territory in April, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on Thursday with a manufacturing PMI score of 50.2.

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