The US markets are closed for the Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) public holiday on Monday. The Canadian markets are also closed for the Family Day public holiday.

In the Eurozone, the EC consumer confidence index is expected to improve to minus 18.6 in February from January's minus 20.9.

The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its Feb. 7 meeting at which the RBA board decided to raise its policy rate by another 25 points to 3.35 percent. Governor Philip Lowe said the board expects that further increases in interest rates will be needed over the months ahead to ensure that inflation returns to target and that this period of high inflation is only temporary.

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