It's Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Christmas

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

• Nikkei 225 down 76.11 points at 26655.93
• ASX 200 down 28.948 points at 6631.3
• Shanghai Comp. down 15.587 points at 3353.96
• JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 152.15, yield down 0.5bp at 0.006%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.4 tick at 98.983, yield down 0.1bp at 0.963%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-00+ at 138-03, yield down 0.66bp at 0.887%
• WTI crude down $0.33 at $46.66, Gold up $8.77 at $1836.13
• USD/JPY up 6 pips at Y104.11
• BARNIER'S NARROW PATH, A BREXIT DEAL COULD BE DONE THIS WEEK (BBG)
• UK SOURCE: BREXIT TALKS REMAIN DIFFICULT, NO SIG. PROGRESS IN RECENT DAYS (SKY)
• CHINESE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DATA IMPROVES IN NOV, MATCHING EXP.
• PBOC NET INJECTS CNY350BN VIA 1-YEAR MLF