- Nikkei up 0.19%
- ASX up -0.20%
- USD down 0.24 points at 98.91 Yen
- Aussie Dollar down 0.38 cents at 0.7185 USD
- Yields on Australian 10-year bonds up 7.7 bps to 4.60%
- Yields Japanese 10-year government bonds up 2.6 bps to 1.48%

Asia-Pacific fixed income markets are declining and equities closed mixed with yields on Australian 10-year bonds up 7.7 bps to 4.60% and Japanese 10-year government bonds up 2.6 bps to 1.48%.

Sydney’s S&P ASX 200 closed down 7.70 points to 3769.

The Japanese Nikkei closed up 17.17 points to 8924.75 and the Hang Seng up 172.99 points to 15774.26.

Yields on three-year Australian bonds were flat at 4.10 and the Australian 90-day September 09 contract was down 3.0 ticks to 97.19.

The Euroyen September 09 contract was up 0.5 ticks to 99.48.

The Australian dollar was down 0.38 cents to 0.7185 against the USD and down 0.24 cents to 0.8741 against the Canadian dollar.

Against the yen, the U.S. dollar was down 0.24 points to 98.91 and the Canadian dollar was down 0.40 points to 81.30.

The euro was down 0.53 cents to 1.2992 USD.

All data taken at 2:19 a.m. EDT.

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