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

• Nikkei 225 down 171.54 points at 27700.57
• ASX 200 up 40.43 points at 6999.3
• Shanghai Comp. down 9.7 points at 3054.334
• JGB 10-Yr future up 47 ticks at 148.88, yield down 0.1bp at 0.251%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 17.5 ticks at 96.130, yield down 17.2bp at 3.862%
• U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-00+ at 110-08+, yield up 0.63bp at 4.1297%
• WTI crude down $0.47 at $88.44, Gold down $4.08 at $1708.34
• USD/JPY down 1 pips at Y145.67
• BETTING MARKETS SWING BEHIND SPLIT CONGRESS (MNI)
• ECB’S WUNSCH SAYS MILD SLOWDOWN MIGHT MEAN MORE RATE HIKING (BBG)
• RISHI SUNAK COULD RAISE TOP RATE OF INCOME TAX, BREAKING TORIES' MANIFESTO PROMISE (TELEGRAPH)
• UK HOUSEHOLDS FACE THREAT OF HIGHER COUNCIL TAX (THE TIMES)
• BEIJING COVID CASES HIT FIVE-MONTH HIGH; GUANGZHOU DISTRICT SHUT (BBG)
• RUSSIA AND US TO RESUME NUCLEAR TALKS AS UKRAINE WAR RAGES ON (BBG)