Vaccine Hope & Familiar Sources Of Tension

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

• Nikkei 225 up 83.78 points at 22964.4
• ASX 200 down 4.023 points at 6116
• Shanghai Comp. up 26.187 points at 3390.086
• JGB 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 151.91, yield down 0.6bp at 0.03%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 3.0 ticks at 99.095, yield up 2.6bp at 0.88%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03 at 139-15, US 10-Yr yield unch. at 0.651%
• WTI crude up $0.11 at $42.93, Gold up $4.03 at $1951.28
• USD/JPY down 13 pips at Y105.67
• U.S. INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE DUMPING OF CHINESE CHASSIS & SUB-ASSEMBLIES (RTRS)
• CHINA'S NEW BUDGET RULES TIGHTEN LOCAL GOVT DEBT MANAGEMENT (BBG)
• PFIZER VACCINE ON TRACK FOR REGULATORY REVIEW IN OCTOBER (BBG)
• RBNZ IS CONFIDENT NEGATIVE CASH RATE WOULD WORK, HA SAYS (BBG)