Tokyo's main index climbs on the back of Wall Street gains overnight

Nikkei 05-06

The mood is reflected across Asian equities in trading today but it generally belies market sentiment as we begin the European session. US equity futures are up by just 0.1% but the more telling story here is that bond yields are slipping further and we've even seen 10-year JGB yields hit fresh lows, their lowest since August 2016.

This will certainly keep markets on edge and is leading major currencies to remain indecisive at the moment. The dollar in general remains slightly weaker though, with USD/JPY holding lower at 108.05 currently.