Evergrande Makes Late Coupon Payment Ahead Of End Of Grace Period

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

• Nikkei 225 up 119.01 points at 28828.81
• ASX 200 down 2.671 points at 7412.7
• Shanghai Comp. up 3.398 points at 3598.181
• JGB 10-Yr future down 11 ticks at 151.26, yield up 0.5bp at 0.096%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 2.0 ticks at 98.165, yield up 1.5bp at 1.805%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02 at 130-04, yield down 1.77bp at 1.683%
• WTI crude down $0.34 at $82.16, Gold up $4.06 at $1786.96
• USD/JPY up 4 pips at Y114.04
• CHINA EVERGRANDE MAKES OVERDUE INTEREST PAYMENT ON DOLLAR BONDS (WSJ)
• FED'S WILLIAMS: LONG-TERM INFLATION EXPECTATIONS IN LINE WITH 2% (BBG)
• WITH XI-BIDEN MEETING, U.S. AIMS TO SHOW RESPONSIBLE HANDLING OF CHINA TIES (RTRS)
• BOE CHIEF ECONOMIST WARNS UK INFLATION LIKELY TO HIT 5%, NOV MEETING "LIVE" (FT)
• BORIS JOHNSON READY TO COMPROMISE OVER ECJ FOR NI PROTOCOL (THE TIMES)
• RBA DEFENDS YCT MECHANISM FOR FIRST TIME SINCE FEB