perth lockdown. over in seoul, the kospi is snapping a three-day gains. this passes concerns over a worsening outbreak of the virus in south korea cured may be overshadowing the first quarterare seeing some fluctuations in tokyo. the nikkei 225 pretty much steady. checking in on paper. jumping earlier by as much as 11%. it is to develop a tv -- any the battery that does not require rare materials. a company gaining ground after a $2.7 billion unsolicited bid. check out bingo climbing this morning. this with a company a great -- agreeing to buy it for 1.8 million dollars. a mixed bag for this space after the carmaker maintained its good delivery guidance. lg chem gaining some ground shery: here. we are watching the jacob -- the bank of japan meeting. we're not expecting any policy changes even as the renewed state of emergency threatens to slow the economic recovery. could this tilt the boj toward more stimulus? kathleen hays is here with a preview. really making at tough for the boj to forecast what the economic outlook would look like, right? kathleen: the state of emergency is serious. it is making people a lot more worried about an economy that was looking like it is ge