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BOND SUMMARY: Little of note on the wires so far, with core FI holding tight

ranges. U.S. equity index futures have ticked higher amid a modest improvement

in risk appetite. T-Notes -0-00+ at 139-04+, with cash curve marginally

flattening as the U.S. returns after a long weekend. Eurodollars sit +0.5 to

-0.5 tick through the reds.

- JGB futures have inched higher and last sit at 152.37, +4 ticks vs.

settlements. Yields sit lower across the curve, with a degree of steepening

evident ahead of today's auction of 40-Year JGBs. Little to no market reaction

seen to a round of comments from BoJ Gov Kuroda.

- Australian YM sits -0.5 & XM is unch. Yields are marginally mixed in cash

trade. Bills last seen -1 to +2 ticks through the reds. The AOFM auctioned

A$100mn worth of 2.50% 20 Sep 2030 I/L Bond.