Chinese Liquidity & Regulatory Matters Headline Again

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

• Nikkei 225 up 73.19 points at 28522.86
• ASX 200 down 63.736 points at 7463.4
• Shanghai Comp. up 19.544 points at 3586.645
• JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 152.08, yield down 0.1bp at 0.031%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 4.0 ticks at 98.810, yield down 3.4bp at 1.207%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-00+ at 133-15, yield up 0.84bp at 1.300%
• WTI crude down $0.23 at $68.37, Gold down $2.43 at $1811.54
• USD/JPY down 1 pip at Y110.00
• FED CHAIR POWELL GETS UNLIKELY BOOST WITH HIS LIBERAL CRITICS IN DISARRAY (BBG)
• PBOC WILL ADDRESS SEPTEMBER FUNDING GAP (CSJ)
• CHINESE REGULATORS SUMMON 11 RIDE-HAILING FIRMS, INCLUDING DIDI, OVER 'ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR' (CNBC)
• OPEC+ ALLIANCE KEEPS GRADUAL PRODUCTION INCREASES, DESPITE U.S. REQUEST (WSJ)