Asian stocks were mixed, while bond yields slumped to multi-year lows as investors assess prospects for the end of monetary-policy normalization by major central banks. Hong Kong and Chinese equity benchmarks slid, while Australian shares rose and Japan was little changed. U.S. futures dipped after an S&P 500 Index rally overnight that saw a broad-based advance. Japan’s 10-year bond yield fell to the lowest since 2016, New Zealand’s fell below 2 percent for the first time and Australia’s approached a record low -- all underscoring the return to globally low long-term rates. The yield on 10-year Treasuries held just above the lowest level in more than a year. The dollar steadied. -  Bloomberg 

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