Below gives key levels of markets in the second half of the Asia-Pac session:
- Nikkei 225 up 586.56 points at 26756.95
- ASX 200 up 149.82 points at 6988.1
- Shanghai Comp. up 14.489 points at 3408.736
- JGB 10-Yr future up 4 ticks at 150.79, yield up 0.6bp at 0.165%
- Aussie 10-Yr future up 8.5 ticks at 98.04, yield down 8.3bp at 1.940%
- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02 at 127-19, yield up 1.79bp at 1.817%
- WTI crude up $0.63 at $87.24, Gold up $0.66 at $1798.1
- USD/JPY up 7 pips at Y115.44
- BIDEN, ZELENSKY DISAGREE OVER “RISK LEVELS” OF RUSSIAN ATTACK (CNN)
- NEW RUSSIAN GAS PROJECTS FACE SANCTIONS IF UKRAINE ATTACKED (FT)
- NATIONAL INSURANCE RISE MAY BE DELAYED BY PM JOHNSON TO SECURE SURVIVAL (Times)