 Asian markets are rather quiet finally as the weekend is coming. Currencies are digesting this week's sharp moves for now, with mild recovery seen in commodity currencies and Sterling. Dollar and Yen turn slightly softer. But for the week, the greenback remains strongest, followed by Yen and Swiss Franc. Sterling is the weakest, followed by New Zealand Dollar and then Australian. Coronavirus pandemic reached another check point with death toll in Italy surpassing China's. Total deaths also break 10k level, with confirmed cases quickly approaching 250k. Situation in Iran seems to have plateaued but there is no sign of slowing in Italy yet. Spain and Germany are catching up even though the death toll of the latter at 44 remains low. Cases in US is also surging towards 15k level, with over 200 deaths. The pandemic, which originated from China, will remain the main theme of the markets. In Asia, Japan is on holiday. Hong Kong HSI is up 2.98%. China Shanghai SSE is up 0.47%. Singapore Strait Times is up 1.07%. Gold is staying in range at around 1480. WTI crude oil is back testing prior support of 27.50. Overnight, DOW rose 0.95%. S&P 500 rose 0.47%. NASDAQ rose 2.30%. 10-year yield dropped -0.147 to 1.119. | 
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