No Change For RBNZ OCR, But Hike Is Merely Delayed

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

• Nikkei 225 up 199.62 points at 27622.65
• ASX 200 down 2.03 points at 7509.3
• Shanghai Comp. up 19.355 points at 3466.331
• JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 152.35, yield down 0.5bp at 0.010%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 tick at 98.865, yield up 0.7bp at 1.145%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-04 at 134-04+, yield up 1.34bp at 1.275%
• WTI crude up $0.19 at $66.78, Gold up $2.92 at $1789.09
• USD/JPY up 4 pips at Y109.64
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