US Treasuries open NY higher,.......>

US TSYS SUMMARY: US Treasuries open NY higher, with yield curves mainly flatter

but 5/30Y a bit  steeper. US stock index futures were mixed, mainly weaker;

European stocks indexes are narrowly mixed. Traders await Pres. Trump choice on

Fed Chair this week. Meanwhile NY Times said Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were

told to surrender to Feds in connection with alleged activity tied to Russian

influence peddling probe.

- TOKYO: Tsys improved, flatter with misc acct sales in short end and 2Ys, while

better buying occurred in intermediates to long end. Buying again in MBS

(follows overnight MBS buying too on Oct. 26th. 

- LONDON: Tsys continued to hold a bid, extended upside range amid German Bund

rally. Better buying in intermediates; two-way flows in 10Ys with real$ buying.

Options-tied buying/squaring. NYMEX crude oil traded up 0.15% at $53.98.

- US SWAPS: Steady/mixed; light 3Y receiver at 1.9375%. 

- OVERNIGHT REPO: Tsys 5Y note remains tight at negative rate. EURODLR FUTURS:

Short end steady, long end mildly higher. 

- US HIGH-GRADE CORPORATE BONDS: No Mon. issuance.