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Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended Thursday on a mostly higher note while Japan's Nikkei (-0.5%) underperformed. The index responded to an uptick in the yen during yesterday's Wall Street session, but the Japanese currency (112.36) has retraced the bulk of yesterday's advance, trading lower by 0.4% against the greenback. The People's Bank of China decided to forego reverse repurchase operations for the fifth consecutive session while the Reserve Bank of New Zealand left its key interest rate at 1.75%, as expected.

• In economic data:
  • Japan's December Core Machinery Orders +6.7% month-over-month (expected 3.1%; last -5.1%); +6.7% year-over-year (expected 4.6%; previous 10.4%). M2 Money Stock +4.1% year-over-year (consensus 4.0%; last 4.0%). Machine Tool Orders +3.5% year-over-year (last 4.4%)
  • Australia's December HIA New Home Sales +0.2% month-over-month (last 6.1%)
  • New Zealand's December Building Consents -7.2% month-over-month (last -9.6%)

---Equity Markets---

• Japan's Nikkei lost 0.5%, returning to its closing level from Tuesday. Hitachi, Ebara, Fuji Heavy Industries, JTEKT, Yokohama Rubber, Nissan Motor, Toyota Motor, Honda, and Mazda Motor posted losses between 1.9% and 8.1%. On the upside, SUMCO, Konami, DeNa, and J Front Retailing added between 1.7% and 6.2%.
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.2% even though more than half of its components ended lower. Belle International jumped 5.1% while property names like China Resources Land, Sino Land, China Overseas, and Cheung Kong Property Holdings added between 0.2% and 4.7%.
• China's Shanghai Composite climbed 0.5%. Tibet Urban Development & Investment, Chengdu Xuguang Electronics, Shaanxi Baoguang Vacuum Electronic Apparatus, and Luenmei Quantum rose between 5.4% and 7.4%.
• India's Sensex ticked up 0.1%. Infosys, ITC, and Wipro all gained near 1.0% apiece. Tata Consultancy jumped 2.7% while financials lagged. ICICI Bank, AXIS Bank, SBI, and HDFC Bank all lost near 0.5%.

---FX---

• USDJPY +0.4% to 112.36
• USDCNY -0.1% to 6.8657
• USDINR -0.2% to 66.846

Jones Energy's year-end 2016 proved reserves based on SEC pricing and definitions were 105.2 MMBoe, of which 59% were classified as proved developed reserves.

• Total proved oil reserves at year-end 2016 were 23.6 MMBbl compared to year-end 2015 proved oil reserves of 25.4 MMBbl.

Co has established an initial capital budget of $275 million for 2017, comprised of $232 million drilling and completion capital expenditures and the remainder allocated to workovers, leasing and field maintenance projects.

• Of the total D&C budget, 47% is dedicated to ongoing drilling activity in the Merge.

Co produced 1.8 MMBoe (~19,200 Boe/d) in 4Q16 and an estimated 7.0 MMBoe (~19,200 Boe/d) for the full year.

• Oil volumes comprised 23% of production for Q4 and 24% for the full year.
• NGL volumes accounted for 32% of the fourth quarter production and full year volumes.
• Production in 4Q16 was within guidance, but was negatively affected by weather, completion delays, and mechanical issues.
• Jones Energy met production forecasts for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016 despite these delays and impacts.
• ~seven wells were carried into 1Q17 for completion.

• Q4 adj. EPS $0.40 vs. $0.33 consensus and $0.30 last year; revenue +7% to $105.4 mln vs. $108.4 mln consensus.
• Remained on track to close the transaction with CBOE Holdings (CBOE) by the end of the first quarter of 2017.