GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks pare gains amid caution about bets on coronavirus vaccine

* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
* Equities broadly supported by vaccine hopes
* Oil continues rally after U.S. crude drawdown
* Some analysts warn of market correction

By Stanley White and Lawrence Delevingne
TOKYO/BOSTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Asian shares pared their
gains in choppy trade on Thursday as investors awaited further
details on whether drugmakers can develop a coronavirus vaccine.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
.MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.06% to 609.41, which is near its January
2018 high of 617.12. Chinese shares .CSI300 erased early gains
and fell 0.02%. Stocks in Japan .N225 hit a 29-year high.
Australian stocks .AXJO fell 0.49% as a decline in copper
prices hurt shares in miners. S&P 500 stock futures EScv1 fell
0.55%.
Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 were down 0.58%, German DAX
futures FDXc1 fell 0.51%, and FTSE futures FFIc1 lost 0.94%
in a sign of a cautious start to European trading.
Oil futures traded near two-month highs due to hope for a
vaccine and a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude
inventories.
U.S. stocks were mixed as investors switched back to
technology stocks and away from economically sensitive sectors
as they weighed COVID-19 vaccine progress and the likely timing
of an economic rebound. "The markets are waiting for more news about the virus, so
it is difficult for investors to short equities," said Daiju
Aoki, regional chief investment officer for Japan at UBS
Securities.
"These expectations can keep equities going for another few
weeks, but there are still questions about the effectiveness of
a vaccine and about U.S. fiscal policy. We could see a
correction early next year."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 0.08% on
Wednesday, but the Nasdaq closed up 2%, and the S&P 500 .SPX
gained 0.77%.
Encouraging comments from European Central Bank chief
Christine Lagarde on continued economic support boosted European
shares for the third straight session. Moderna Inc MRNA.O said on Wednesday it is preparing to
submit data on its experimental COVID-19 vaccine to an
independent safety board, which should help determine the
vaccine's efficacy. Pfizer PFE.N also said on Monday that its vaccine was more
than 90% effective and it may release safety data later this
month. Investors the world over are keenly awaiting details on both
drugs, but some analysts said it will still take a long time to
distribute an effective vaccine.
In the currency market, the New Zealand dollar NZD=D3
soared for a second consecutive session to a 19-month high as
investors unwound bets on the introduction of negative interest
rates.
The kiwi got an added boost after Reserve Bank of New
Zealand Assistant Governor Christian Hawkesby said the economy
required less stimulus than it did in August. The U.S. dollar edged lower against the yen JPY=D3 and
yuan CNY=CFXS as traders adjusted positions before U.S.
President-elect Joe Biden takes office next year.
Global oil benchmark Brent LCOc1 rose 0.02% to $43.81 a
barrel, which is near a two-month high. U.S. crude futures
CLc1 also gained 0.14% to $41.51 a barrel.
"Crude markets remain torn by the bleak near-term picture
with curfews, closures and shutdowns becoming more widespread
across the U.S. and Europe; and the medium-term picture where
vaccines may bring a return to more normal conditions," Westpac
analysts for Australia and New Zealand wrote in a note Thursday.
Spot gold XAU= edged up 0.27% to $1,869.75 an ounce.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR fell slightly
to 0.9357% and the yield curve US2US10=TWEB flattened in Asian
trade. The U.S. bond market was closed on Wednesday in
observance of Veterans Day after the 10-year yield reached the
highest level since March.

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