Boris Johnson Digs In As Storm Clouds Gather

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

• Nikkei 225 up 191.3 points at 27952.47
• ASX 200 down 22.652 points at 7216.1
• Shanghai Comp. up 33.473 points at 3228.931
• JGB 10-Yr future down 13 ticks at 149.73, yield up 0.6bp at 0.240%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 96.51, yield down 0.3bp at 3.481%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-03+ at 118-21, yield up 0.92bp at 2.942%
• WTI crude up $0.78 at $119.65, Gold up $5.29 at $1856.48
• USD/JPY down 25 pips at Y130.63
• BORIS JOHNSON’S ALLIES CONCEDE TORY REBELS CLOSE TO TRIGGERING NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE (FT)
• U.S. MAY ALLOW MORE SANCTIONED OIL TO FLOW INTO MARKET
• U.S. COMMERCE SEC RAIMONDO: LIFTING TARIFFS ON GOODS MAY MAKE SENSE
• BEIJING OPENS UP RESTAURANTS, CINEMAS AS CHINA EASES CURBS (BBG)
• U.S., S. KOREA FIRE 8 MISSILES IN SHOW OF FIREPOWER AGAINST N. KOREA’S PROVOCATION (Yonhap)
• AUSTRALIA SAYS CHINESE FIGHTER JET INTERCEPTED ITS SURVEILLANCE PLANE