On the data calendar for the session ahead:

2100 GMT New Zealand house sales for March

  • REINZ data
  • prior +14.6% y/y

2145 GMT New Zealand Food Price (inflation) for March

  • prior -0.9% m/m

2350 GMT Japan international securities flows for the week

0100 GMT Australia survey of consumer inflation expectations, for April

  • prior 4.1%

0030GMT 0130GMT Australian employment report for March - I'll have more to come on this separately