Familiar Pockets Of News Eyed

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

• Nikkei 225 up 134.64 points at 28499.61
• ASX 200 up 44.67 points at 7090.6
• Shanghai Comp. up 55.931 points at 3553.213
• JGB 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 151.48, yield down 0.5bp at 0.075%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 98.365, yield down 0.6bp at 1.693%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-00+ at 132-20+, yield up 0.17bp at 1.603%
• WTI crude up $0.16 at $66.21, Gold down $1.29 at $1879.82
• USD/JPY down 1 pip at Y108.74
• REPUBLICAN WICKER: WILLING TO DO $1TN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL WITH BIDEN (BBG)
• EU: TENSIONS WITH UK STEM FROM BREXIT, NOT NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL (RTRS)
• CHINA VOWS TO BETTER HANDLE ABNORMAL COMMODITY PRICE CHANGES (BBG)
• CHINA STEPS UP FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILY FARMS, COOPERATIVES (BBG)
• TURKEY REMOVES ONE OF FOUR DEPUTY CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS (RTRS)