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Equity markets in the Asia-Pac region are in the red today amid broad negative risk sentiment, headline flow and liquidity were thin with markets in Hong Kong observing a public holiday. Markets in China were lower, Ciaxin PMI was softer than expected which follows a miss in official NBS PMI data yesterday. Markets also lower in Japan, suggestions that Japan might extend Covid-19 measures in the Tokyo area continue to do the rounds. Markets in Australia are lower, South Australia become the latest state to tighten lockdown measures. Elsewhere PMI survey's from the region showed that activity slowed in the latest period with elevated coronavirus cases adduced. In the US futures are higher after a mixed finish on Wednesday, markets await US NFP data on Friday.

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