Another Soft Batch Of Chinese Economic Data

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

• Nikkei 225 down 124.72 points at 30537.9
• ASX 200 down 9.196 points at 7427.9
• Shanghai Comp. up 11.262 points at 3673.864
• JGB 10-Yr future up 11 ticks at 151.85, yield down 1.5bp at 0.036%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 4.3 ticks at 98.762, yield down 4.1bp at 1.212%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02+ at 133-17, yield up 0.17bp at 1.285%
• WTI crude up $0.43 at $70.89, Gold down $1.07 at $1803.42
• USD/JPY down 7 pips at Y109.62
• JOE BIDEN'S SUGGESTION OF SUMMIT WITH XI JINPING FALLS ON DEAF EARS (FT)
• CHINESE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DATA MISSES EXPECTATIONS
• CHINA ROLLS OVER CNY600BN OF MATURING MLF
• CHINA TO ROLL OUT TARGETED SUPPORT FOR SMALL EXPORTERS (CSJ)
• CHINA BROKERS DROP YUAN FORECASTS TO AVOID REGULATORS' IRE (RTRS)
• FRYDENBERG INDICATES POST-ELECTION RBA REVIEW (AFR)