Equities Struggle, Chinese Tech Woes Evident

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

• Nikkei 225 down 506.8 points at 25187.47
• ASX 200 down 67.231 points at 7063.6
• Shanghai Comp. down 42.146 points at 3253.946
• JGB 10-Yr future up 8 ticks at 150.58, yield down 0.8bp at 0.186%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 2.9 ticks at 97.601, yield up 3.3bp at 2.399%
• U.S. 10-Yr future up 0-07+ at 126-08, yield down 1.05bp at 1.9759%
• WTI crude down $0.03 at $105.98, Gold down $13.51 at $1983.69
• USD/JPY up 58 pips at Y116.72
• BIDEN SET TO CALL FOR END OF RUSSIA’S PREFERRED TRADE STATUS (BBG)
• RUSSIAN FORCES SHELL UKRAINE INSTITUTE WHICH HAS AN EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR (RTRS)
• RUSSIA SEEKS WAY TO RESUME STOCK TRADING NEXT WEEK: VEDOMOSTI
• ONLY A HANDFUL OF ECB POLICYMAKERS WANTED TO KEEP MONEY TAPS OPEN (RTRS SOURCES)
• RASKIN NOMINATION TAKES HIT AS MANCHIN BACKS SEPARATE FED VOTES
• SUNAK CONSIDERS LIMITED EXTRA MEASURES TO TACKLE COST OF LIVING CRISIS (GUARDIAN)