The US September nonfarm payrolls will be released tonight, with markets expecting 90,000 new jobs, while August data may see significant downward revisions.

The U.S. will release its September non-farm payrolls report at 20:30 Beijing Time tonight. A Reuters survey shows that the market expects September's increase in nonfarm jobs to reach 90,000, down from 162,000 in August; the unemployment rate is projected to hold steady at 4.1% for a third consecutive month, with average hourly earnings expected to rise 0.3% month-on-month and 3.2% year-on-year.