Familiar Risks Dominate Into Christmas

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

• Nikkei 225 down 249.79 points at 26464.52
• ASX 200 down 70.283 points at 6599.6
• Shanghai Comp. down 8.052 points at 3412.308
• JGB 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 152.13, yield down 0.1bp at 0.010%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 1.0 tick at 98.995, yield down 0.6bp at 0.954%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-03 at 137-27+, yield down 0.99bp at 0.925%
• WTI crude down $0.36 at $47.61, Gold up $2.30 at $1879.20
• USD/JPY up 10 pips at Y103.42
• JOHNSON MAKES LAST-DITCH PUSH FOR BREXIT DEAL WITH MOVE ON FISH (BBG)
• UK AND FRANCE TO SET OUT PLAN TO RESTART FREIGHT
• UK COVID TESTING CAPACITY EXPECTED TO FALL SHORT AS CASES SURGE (FT)
• CONGRESS APPROVES LONG-AWAITED $900 BILLION COVID RESCUE PACKAGE (CNN)
• PFIZER PARTNER BIONTECH READY TO BOOST VACCINE CAPACITY FOR 2021 (BBG)