PBoC & COVID Vaccine Headlines To The Front

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

• Nikkei 225 down 217.65 points at 23071.71
• ASX 200 down 49.05 points at 6077.2
• Shanghai Comp. up 76.201 points at 3436.3
• JGB 10-Yr future up 10 ticks at 151.72, yield down 0.6bp at 0.045%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 99.065, yield down 2.3bp at 0.91%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-03 at 139-07, yield down 1.47bp at 0.695%
• WTI crude up $0.33 at $42.34, Gold down $3.07 at $1942.05
• USD/JPY down 6 pips at Y106.54
• MARKETS LOOK THROUGH DELAY OF SINO-U.S. TRADE TALKS
• TRUMP MAY TURN FOCUS TO ALIBABA, AFTER TURNING THE SCREW ON BYTEDANCE
• U.S. POLITICAL FOCUS ZEROS IN ON THE POSTAL VOTE
• PBOC PUMPS CNY700BN VIA MLF, OUTWEIGHING MATURING OPS