Japan's Cabinet Office released its core machinery orders data on late Sunday evening. Core machinery orders in Japan slid 9.2% in February, beating expectations for a 12.4% decline, after a 15.0% rise in January.

The total number of machinery orders climbed 4.7% in February from a month earlier.

Orders from non-manufacturers were up 10.2% in February, while orders from manufacturers plunged 30.6%.

On a yearly basis, core machinery orders declined 0.7% in February, beating expectations for a 2.7% decrease, after a 8.4% increase in January.