Market Unwinds RBNZ -ve OCR Pricing For '21

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

• Nikkei 225 up 443.11 points at 25347.83
• ASX 200 up 109.166 points at 6449.7
• Shanghai Comp. up 1.241 points at 3361.459
• JGB 10-Yr future down 7 ticks at 151.86, yield down 0.9bp at 0.035%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 7.0 ticks at 99.010, yield up 7.1bp at 0.991%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03 at 137-11, cash Tsys are closed
• WTI crude up $0.43 at $41.78, Gold up $5.17 at $1882.41
• USD/JPY down 11 pips at Y105.19
• FED'S ROSENGREN FAVORS LONGER QE DURATION (MNI)
• ECB SOURCES: COVID VACCINE COULD SMOOTH RECOVERY (MNI)
• RBNZ INCREASES STIMULUS AS DOUBTS EMERGE OVER NEGATIVE RATES (BBG)
• MCCONNELL PUSHING FOR 'HIGHLY TARGETED' COVID-19 RELIEF DEAL (THE HILL)
• BYTEDANCE ASKS U.S. COURT TO INTERVENE IN TIKTOK FORCED SALE (BBG)
• HONG KONG OUSTS FOUR OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS ON CHINA RULES (BBG)