The major Asia-Pac regional equity.........>

EQUITIES: The major Asia-Pac regional equity indices and e-minis operate

somewhere between unchanged levels and a smidge higher, with most of those

markets back from their early session highs, but observing tight ranges, in what

has been a much more limited Asia-Pac session, both in terms of news flow and

broader market activity.

- Chinese participants are eying the exits ahead of an elongated weekend, with

the PBoC deploying a net CNY500bn OMO injection into the system over the past 3

days, to provide ample liquidity during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

Taiwanese markets will also be closed for the remainder of the week, while the

Hang Seng will be closed on Thursday.

- E-minis were directionless after the late pullback from best levels on Wall

St. with focus on fiscal developments and the COVID-19 situation across the

sun-belt states.

- Nikkei 225 unch., Hang Seng +0.1%, CSI 300 +0.2%, ASX 200 +0.2%.

- S&P 500 futures +3, DJIA futures +35, NASDAQ 100 futures +24.