*** Below gives key levels of markets at...>

SNAPSHOT: *** Below gives key levels of markets at the start of the Asia-Pac

session:

- Nikkei 225 up 156.49 points at 23254.71

- ASX 200 up 42.419 points at 6080.1

- JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 150.29, JGB 10-Yr yield down 1.2bp at 0.085%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 0 ticks at 97.805, Aussie 3-Yr yield down 0.4bp at

2.14%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 97.18, Aussie 10-Yr yield up 0.1bp at

2.814%

- US 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 121.17+, US 10-Yr yield up 1.69bp at 2.7219%

- WTI crude up $0.17 at $64.89, Gold up $0.69 at $1345.83

- USDJPY down 1 pips at 109.18

* AUSTRALIA AI GROUP JAN MANUFACTURING +2.5 TO 58.7 PTS

* AUSTRALIA CORELOGIC JAN NATL INDEX -0.3% M/M; -0.3% DEC

* FOREIGNERS SELL JAPANESE BONDS FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE WEEK