A Cautious Start To The Week On Geopolitical Risk & Alibaba Fine

Below gives key levels of markets in the second half of the Asia-Pac session:

• Nikkei 225 down 214.88 points at 29550.95
• ASX 200 down 26.776 points at 6968.7
• Shanghai Comp. down 27.976 points at 3422.701
• JGB 10-Yr future unch. at 151.24, yield down 0.5bp at 0.105%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 98.265, yield up 1bp at 1.767%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-01+ at 131-25, yield down 0.36bp at 1.655%
• WTI crude unxh. at $59.33, Gold down $5.67 at $1738.32
• USD/JPY down 13 pips at Y109.54
• FED'S POWELL: U.S. ECONOMY AT AN 'INFLECTION POINT' (CBS)
• ECB'S LAGARDE SEES STRONG REBOUND FOR EU ECONOMY IN H221 (CNBC)
• ECB'S PANETTA: MUST ACCEPT NO FURTHER DELAY IN LIFTING INFLATION (RTRS)
• SÖDER DECLARES AMBITION TO SUCCEED MERKEL AS GERMAN CHANCELLOR (FT)
• IRAN CALLS NATANZ ATOMIC SITE BLACKOUT 'NUCLEAR TERRORISM' (AP)
• CHINA HITS ALIBABA WITH RECORD FINE