Below gives key levels of markets in the...>

SNAPSHOT: Below gives key levels of markets in the second half of the Asia-Pac

session:

- Nikkei 225 up 35.62 points at 21286.24

- ASX 200 up 44.339 points at 5891.6

- Shanghai Comp. up 1.369 points at 3379.205

- JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 150.33, yield up 0.6bp at 0.073%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 1 tick at 97.88, yield up 1.1bp at 2.09%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 97.21, yield up 1.3bp at 2.761%

- US 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 125.14, yield flat at 2.3034%

- WTI crude down $0.06 at $51.81, Gold down $2.68 at $1293.2

- USDJPY down 11 pips at 112.07

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* N. KOREA TELLS CNN NOT INTERESTED IN DIPLOMACY WITH U.S FOR NOW