Chinese Policymakers Offer Little New, Brexit Headlines Still Seen

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

• Nikkei 225 up 109.36 points at 28966.5
• ASX 200 up 35.196 points at 7305.5
• Shanghai Comp. up 29.322 points at 3620.718
• JGB 10-Yr future up 19 ticks at 151.90, yield down 1.9bp at 0.050%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 9.0 ticks at 98.575, yield down 9.1bp at 1.481%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-01 at 132-25+, yield down 1.35bp at 1.477%
• WTI crude down $0.50 at $69.46, Gold down $2.92 at $1885.53
• USD/JPY down 8 pips at Y109.55
• CHINA & U.S. COMMERCE MINISTERS TALK OVER PHONE ON PRAGMATIC COOPERATION (XINHUA)
• PBOC GOVERNOR EXPECTS INFLATION TO BE BELOW 2% THIS YEAR (RTRS)
• CHINA FX REGULATOR WARNS AGAINST ONE-WAY BET ON YUAN (BBG)
• CHINA WATCHING CHALLENGES EXPORTERS FACE IN PRICES, YUAN RATE (BBG)
• EU-UK TALKS ON NORTHERN IRELAND APPEAR CLOSE TO COLLAPSE ON EVE OF G7 (GUARDIAN)
• KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE HALTED AFTER BIDEN BLOCKS PERMIT (BBC)