Chinese Regulatory Scrutiny Dents Risk

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

• Nikkei 225 up 286.79 points at 27834.99
• ASX 200 down 2.653 points at 7391.7
• Shanghai Comp. down 77.266 points at 3473.13
• JGB 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 152.38, yield down 0.3bp at 0.015%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 1.0 tick at 98.815, yield down 0.8bp at 1.189%
• U.S. 10-Yr future up +0-05 at 134-09+, yield down 1.67bp at 1.2596%
• WTI crude down $0.39 at $71.68, Gold up $4.06 at $1806.21
• USD/JPY down 22 pips at Y110.33
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