Australia

Australian shares are set to open lower, after US indexes ended the week in the red.

ASX futures were down 1.27% or 102 points as of 8:00am on Monday, suggesting a lower open.

US stocks fell to end their worst week in over a year as August payrolls growth was shy of economist expectations, while the unemployment rate ticeds lower.

DJIA fell 410 points, or 1%, to 40,345, the S&P 500 dropped 1.7% to 5,408 and the Nasdaq sunk 2.6% to 16,690.

In commodity markets, Brent crude oil was down 2.2% to US$71.06 a barrel, while gold was down 0.8% to US$2,497.41.

The Australian dollar was at 66.69 US cents.

Asia

Chinese shares closed lower. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.8% to 2,765.81, and the Shenzhen Composite Index dropped 1.6% to 1,505.18.

Hong Kong shares ended lower. The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 0.1% to 17,444.30.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average slid 0.7% to 36,391.47.

India shares ended lower. The BSE SENSEX fell 1.2% to 81,183.93.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished lower. The FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.6% to 8,192.87.

In Europe, shares closed mixed. Germany's DAX lost 1.5% to 18,301.90, and France's CAC 40 was flat at 7,352.30.

North America

U.S. stocks ended lower. The DJIA slipped 1.0% to 40,345.41, the S&P 500 fell 1.7% to 5,408.42, and the Nasdaq dropped 2.6% to 16,690.83.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Dollar General Corp, surging 2.70%, SBA Communications Corp jumped 2.20%, and Crown Castle Inc lifted 1.98%.

The biggest decliners were Broadcom Inc which dropped 10.36%, Tesla Inc fell 8.45%, and Albemarle Corp lost 6.90%.