Over in the bond market, U.S. Treasury yields look to advance as the longer-end U.S. 10-year Treasury yield ( US10Y) moved up 3 basis points to 4.38%, while the shorter-end U.S. 2-year Treasury yield ( US2Y) moved higher by 3 basis points to 3.86%.

Wall Street equity benchmarks edged higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump finalized a trade deal with Japan. At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 158.7 points, or 0.36%, to 44661.12. The S&P 500 rose 17.3 points, or 0.27%, to 6326.9​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 73.8 points, or 0.35%, to 20966.467.