Chinese Re-Opening Hope Drives Asia Trade

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

• Nikkei 225 down 485.28 points at 27178.11
• ASX 200 up 34.62 points at 6892.5
• Shanghai Comp. up 83.521 points at 3081.327
• JGB 10-Yr future down 45 ticks at 148.35, yield down 0.3bp at 0.251%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 6.5 ticks at 96.135, yield down 7bp at 3.85%
• U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-02 at 109-21, yield down 0.74bp at 4.1395%
• WTI crude up $1.63 at $89.80, Gold up $16.54 at $1645.94
• USD/JPY down 34 pips at Y147.92
• U.S. AUDIT INSPECTORS FINISH ON-SITE CHINA WORK AHEAD OF SCHEDULE (BBG)
• US, TAIWAN PLAN IN-PERSON TRADE TALKS AS CHINA TENSIONS SIMMER (BBG)
• ECB’S LAGARDE SAYS THERE’S STILL A WAY TO GO ON INTEREST RATES (BBG)
• ITALY'S MELONI TO GET WARM WELCOME IN BRUSSELS (MNI)
• BANK OF ENGLAND'S MANN SAYS INFLATION DRIVERS STILL STRONG (RTRS)
• UK CHANCELLOR HUNT CONSIDERS TAX HIT ON DIVIDENDS (FT)
• JEREMY HUNT SET TO LAUNCH CAPITAL GAINS TAX RAID (TELEGRAPH)
• G7 COALITION HAS AGREED TO SET FIXED PRICE FOR RUSSIAN OIL (RTRS)