BoE Holds Off On Inter-Meeting Move

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

• Nikkei 225 up 124.29 points at 26555.95
• ASX 200 up 16.288 points at 6485.7
• Shanghai Comp. up 13.224 points at 3064.45
• JGB 10-Yr future down 29 ticks at 147.71, yield up 0.4bp at 0.256%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 9 ticks at 95.89, yield up 8.5bp at 4.074%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-02 at 111-13+, yield down 5.05bp at 3.874%
• WTI crude up $0.64 at $77.35, Gold up $9.42 at $1631.74
• USD/JPY down 24 pips at Y144.51
• POSITIVE FED REAL RATES NEEDED FOR LONGER, MESTER SAYS (MNI)
• BANK OF ENGLAND 'WILL NOT HESITATE' TO ACT AS IT MONITORS MARKET TURMOIL (RTRS)
• UK LABOUR SURGES IN POLLS AS ‘CLOWN SHOW’ ECONOMICS TURNS OFF VOTERS (THE TIMES)
• ECB’S NAGEL SAYS MORE HIKES TO COME, ‘DECISIVE ACTION’ NEEDED (BBG)
• ECB ‘EXTREMELY VIGILANT’ OF INFLATION EXPECTATIONS, DE COS SAYS (BBG)
• ECB’S LANE SUGGESTS STATES COULD TAX THE RICH IN INFLATION FIGHT (BBG)
• CHINA REGULATORS ASK FUNDS TO STABILISE MARKETS BEFORE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS (RTRS SOURCES)