COVID Vaccine Acceptance & Sharing Headlines Eyed

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

• Nikkei 225 down 62 points at 29067.43
• ASX 200 down 21.359 points at 7024.2
• Shanghai Comp. down 18.645 points at 3422.521
• JGB 10-Yr future down 5 ticks at 151.43, yield up 0.3bp at 0.085%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 98.315, yield down 2.4bp at 1.729%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-01 at 132-11, yield up 0.53bp at 1.572%
• WTI crude up $0.34 at $62.25, Gold down $0.15 at $1781.34
• USD/JPY up 15 pips at Y108.24
• US TO BEGIN SHARING UP TO 60MN ASTRAZENECA VACCINE DOSES WITH WORLD (AP)
• U.S. TRADE CHIEF MEETS PFIZER, ASTRAZENECA ABOUT VACCINE SUPPLY (BBG)
• CHINA'S XI STRESSES EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING AS TOP PRIORITY (CCTV)
• MERKEL'S CDU FALLS TO HISTORIC LOW IN NEW POLL (BBG)
• UK PM JOHNSON: WE'RE ON TRACK TO LIFT ALL RESTRICTIONS BY JUNE 21 (THE TIMES)
• JAPAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY TO OPEN MASS VACCINATION CENTRE IN TOKYO (RTRS)