[MARKET UPDATE] Risk-off mood at the reopen of futures trading after last Friday's metals price collapse and with the US government in a partial shutdown, while data also showed that Chinese official PMIs slipped into contraction territory

• Emini S&P (-0.5%)
• Emni Nasdaq 100 (-0.8%), Bitcoin tumbled to below USD 80k over the weekend and is now beneath USD 77k, NVIDIA halts plan to invest USD 100bln in OpenAI.
• WTI crude Mar'26 futures (-3.2%): Eight OPEC+ members agreed to maintain pause, Russia eased some gasoline export restrictions.
• Gold (-1.6%) continues from Friday's historic slump.

The partial US government shutdown is intensifying risk-off sentiment, compounding volatility seen in commodities like metals and energy. Additionally, the slip of Chinese official PMIs into contraction suggests weakening economic momentum, which could further alarm investors and impact global demand forecasts. Overall, these factors may lead to cautious positioning across equity and commodity markets as traders digest the implications for growth and inflation.