U.S. Senate Passes Amended Fiscal Bill, Middle East Worry Boosts Oil

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

• Nikkei 225 down 144.87 points at 28719.45
• ASX 200 up 35.756 points at 6746.6
• Shanghai Comp. down 35.477 points at 3466.51
• JGB 10-Yr future down 34 ticks at 151.16, yield up 1.4bp at 0.11%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 6.0 ticks at 98.230, yield down 6.1bp at 1.773%
• US 10-Yr future down -0-08+ ticks at 132-02+, yield up 1.4bp at 1.5801%
• WTI crude up $1.37 at $67.45, Gold up $7.21 at $1707.84
• USD/JPY up 5 pips at Y108.36
• SENATE PASSES $1.9 TRILLION RELIEF BILL AFTER MARATHON VOTES (BBG)
• CONTINUED LACK OF FED PUSHBACK VS. HIGHER TSY YIELDS PRE-BLACKOUT
• KEY SAUDI ARABIAN OIL SITE ATTACKED, SENDING BRENT ABOVE $70 (BBG)
• CHINESE TRADE DATA MUCH STRONGER THAN EXP., ALBEIT WORKING OFF VERY LOW Y/Y BASE