TikTok Still On The Clock

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

• Nikkei 225 up 15.69 points at 23335.06
• ASX 200 down 6.716 points at 5876.5
• Shanghai Comp. up 18.584 points at 3289.019
• JGB 10-Yr future up 7 ticks at 152.12, yield down 0.7bp at 0.01%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 3.5 ticks at 99.070, yield up 3.5bp at 0.88%
• U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 139-14+, yield down 0.98bp at 0.679%
• WTI crude up $0.14 at $41.11, Gold up $7.69 at $1952.11
• USD/JPY up 6 pips at Y104.80
• BYTEDANCE SAID TO GAIN CONFIDENCE BEIJING WILL OK TIKTOK DEAL (BBG)
• TENCENT'S GAMING STAKES DRAW U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY SCRUTINY (BBG)
• TRUMP'S WECHAT BAN MAY FACE TEMPORARY HALT BY U.S. JUDGE (BBG)
• SECOND NATIONAL LOCKDOWN PROPOSED BY UK SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS (FT)
• GLOBAL CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES SURPASS 30MLN (JOHNS HOPKINS)