COVID & Georgia Dominate, Even As Sino-U.S. Tensions Cool

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

• Nikkei 225 down 123.14 points at 27135.24
• ASX 200 down 2.349 points at 6681.9
• Shanghai Comp. up 7.596 points at 3510.554
• JGB 10-Yr future up 16 ticks at 152.04, yield down 1.1bp at 0.010%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.5 ticks at 99.005, yield down 3.6bp at 0.981%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-01+ at 138-02+, yield up 0.66bp at 0.920%
• WTI crude down $0.04 at $47.58, Gold down $3.99 at $1938.90
• USD/JPY down 17 pips at Y102.96
• JOHNSON HITS ENGLAND WITH FULL LOCKDOWN (BBG)
• UK VACCINE ROLLOUT HAMPERED BY RED TAPE AND LACK OF BACK-UP STOCKS (FT)
• FED'S BOSTIC: BOND-BUYING 'RECALIBRATION' COULD HAPPEN IN 2021 (RTRS)
• FED'S EVANS: MAY RECONSIDER ADJUSTING QE IN SPRING (MNI)
• FED'S MESTER: POLICY WILL STAY ACCOMMODATIVE FOR 'QUITE SOME TIME' (RTRS)
• NYSE NO LONGER PLANS TO DELIST CHINA TELCO GIANTS (BBG)