PBoC Injects Liquidity, Yuan Firms

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

• Nikkei 225 down 136.86 points at 23423.06• ASX 200 down 9.126 points at 5890.4
• Shanghai Comp. up 9.258 points at 3288.072
• JGB 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 151.99, yield down 0.1bp at 0.020%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.7 ticks at 99.12, yield down 0.4bp at 0.865%
• U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 139-18+, yield down 0.49bp at 0.666%
• WTI crude up $0.02 at $37.28, Gold up $7.27 at $1964.22
• USD/JPY down 4 pips at Y105.69
• JOHNSON'S INTERNAL MARKET BILL CLEARS FIRST COMMONS HURDLE (SKY)
• ASTRAZENECA VACCINE TRIAL IN U.S. ON HOLD UNTIL AT LEAST MIDWEEK (RTRS SOURCES)
• AFTER TIKTOK 'SALE', SENATOR RUBIO TARGETS CHINA'S QQ APP NEXT (FORBES)
• DHS: U.S. TO BLOCK SOME IMPORTS FROM CHINA'S XINJIANG, STUDYING BROAD COTTON/TOMATO BANS (RTRS)
• NVIDIA'S ACQUISITION OF ARM LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER ROADBLOCKS BY CHINESE REGULATORS (GLOBAL TIMES)
• PBOC INJECTS FUNDS VIA MLF, CHINESE DATA BEATS, YUAN STRENGTHENS