E-Minis Away From Wednesday Lows, ECB Eyed

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

• Nikkei 225 down 64.46 points at 23353.86
• ASX 200 down 97.438 points at 5960.3
• Shanghai Comp. up 1.236 points at 3270.164
• JGB 10-Yr future down 7 ticks at 152.03, yield up 0.5bp at 0.030%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 2.5 ticks at 99.185, yield up 2.6bp at 0.809%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-01 at 138-24+, yield up 1.34bp at 0.784%
• WTI crude up $0.08 at $37.47, Gold up $5.71 at $1882.86
• USD/JPY up 8 pips at Y104.40
• U.S. ALLOWS SALES OF CHIPS TO HUAWEI'S NON-5G BUSINESSES (FT)
• REGENERON COVID-19 THERAPY REDUCES VIRAL LOAD, NEED FOR CARE (BBG)
• ELI LILLY STUDY SHOWS TREATMENT MAY BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST COVID-19 (RTT)
• ADVISERS: BIDEN, IF ELECTED, WOULD CONSULT ALLIES ON FUTURE OF U.S. TARIFFS ON CHINA (RTRS)
• PELOSI SAYS DETAILS OF CORONAVIRUS PACKAGE COULD CHANGE AFTER ELECTION (DJ)
• BOJ SEES BIGGER CONTRACTION THIS YEAR WHILE HOLDING POLICY (BBG)