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Market Sentiment Recovers Despite Simmering Geopolitical Tensions

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

  • Nikkei 225 up 339.37 points at 27806.6
  • ASX 200 up 9.902 points at 7342.4
  • Shanghai Comp. up 8.536 points at 3566.716
  • JGB 10-Yr future down 8 ticks at 150.84, yield down 0bp at 0.144%
  • Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 97.98, yield down 0.4bp at 1.992%
  • U.S. 10-Yr future -0-08 at 127-13+, yield down 0.71bp at 1.8575%
  • WTI crude up $0.31 at $87.27, Gold down $1.09 at $1839.4
  • USD/JPY up 14 pips at Y114.47
  • BIDEN SEES RUSSIA MOVING ON UKRAINE, SOWS DOUBT ON WESTERN RESPONSE (RTRS)
  • TORY MPS STEPPING BACK FROM CHALLENGE AGAINST BORIS JOHNSON (BBC)
  • PBOC CUT LOAN PRIME RATES, SET USD/CNY MID-POINT AT LOWEST POINT SINCE 2018
  • AUSTRALIAN JOBS DATA BEAT EXPECTATIONS, UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 13-YEAR LOW
  • NORTH KOREA HINTS IT WILL RESTART ICBM, NUCLEAR TESTS

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