Overview: The combination of the victory of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong and an apparent concession by China on intellectual property rights is helping bolster risk appetites to start the week. Equities are higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng led Asia Pacific equities with a 1.5% gain, the second biggest this month. Korea and India's bourses also gained more than 1%. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is up about 0.75% through the morning sessions, and US shares are also trading with an upside bias. Core benchmark 10-year bond yields have edged higher, as have Chinese