Equities Continue To Struggle, NFPs Eyed

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

• Nikkei 225 down 324.95 points at 23140.54
• ASX 200 down 192.207 points at 5920.4• Shanghai Comp. down 46.841 points at 3338.14
• JGB 10-Yr future down unchanged at 151.88, yield down 0.5bp at 0.035%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 99.095, yield down 2.4bp at 0.885%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03 at 139-22, yield unch. at 0.635%
• WTI crude down $0.47 at $40.90, Gold up $6.85 at $1937.77
• USD/JPY down 1 pip at Y106.18
• FED'S EVANS: OUTCOME-BASED GUIDANCE MAY BE USEFUL (MNI)
• AMID RISING TENSIONS, CHINA LIKELY TO REDUCE US DEBT HOLDINGS (GLOBAL TIMES)
• CHINA TO ADOPT ANTI-SUBSIDY DEPOSIT OVER U.S. N-PROPANOL (BBG)
• YUAN MAY BE NEARING 2020 HIGH (MNI SOURCES)
• REBEL TORIES WILL VOTE AGAINST BUDGET IF TAX RISES GO AHEAD, SUNAK WARNED (TELEGRAPH)
• NO-DEAL BREXIT LOOMS AFTER BORIS JOHNSON SEEKS TO DOUBLE FISHING QUOTA (TIMES)