Below gives key levels of markets in the second half of the Asia-Pac session:
- Nikkei 225 up 185.18 points at 27075.76
- ASX 200 up 102.643 points at 6779.4
- Shanghai Comp. down 30.929 points at 3008
- JGB 10-Yr future up 36 ticks at 147.96, yield unch. at 0.256%
- Aussie 10-Yr future up 5.5 ticks at 95.835, yield down 4.9bp at 4.150%
- U.S. 10-Yr future +0-14+ at 110-08, yield down 6.48bp at 4.152%
- WTI crude down $0.64 at $84.41, Gold down $1.47 at $1656.21
- USD/JPY up 125 pips at Y148.90
- SUNAK CLEAR FRONTRUNNER AS JOHNSON PULLS OUT OF NO 10 RACE (Guardian)
- JEREMY HUNT’S HALLOWEEN BUDGET COULD HIT HIGH EARNERS WITH GBP20BN OF TAX INCREASES (Telegraph)
- RUSSIA’S SHOIGU HOLDS SECOND CALL WITH U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY IN THREE DAYS (RTRS)
- NATIONAL CONGRESS DELIVERS XI THIRD TERM IN OFFICE
- CHINA ECONOMY SHOWS MIXED RECOVERY AS UNEMPLOYMENT TICKS UP (BBG)
- JAPANESE OFFICIALS REFUSE TO CONFIRM IF THEY INTERVENED IN FX MARKETS
- TSMC SAID TO SUSPEND WORK FOR CHINESE CHIP START-UP AMID US CURBS (Straits Times)