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 21.93 points at 21358.05

- ASX 200 up 7.488 points at 5897.6

- Shanghai Comp. up 5.541 points at 3377.706

- JGB 10-Yr future up 1 ticks at 150.35, yield up 0.1bp at 0.072%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 2 ticks at 97.9, yield down 1.6bp at 2.072%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.5 ticks at 97.245, yield down 3.9bp at 2.724%

- US 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 125.13, yield down 0.18bp at 2.298%

- WTI crude up $0.26 at $52.14, Gold up $1.94 at $1286.96

- USDJPY up 3 pips at 112.23

* AUSTRALIA SEP WESTPAC-MI LEADING INDEX 97.43 VS 97.35 AUG 

* NZ ELECTION - KINGMAKER TALKS END WITH NO DECISION 

* PRES. TRUMPS MOST RECENT TRAVEL BAN - DENIED BY COURTS

* BOJ SAKURAI: NEED TO MAINTAIN CURRENT EASY MONETARY POLICY

* A SOURCE CLOSE TO TRUMP SAYS HE WILL ANNOUNCE FED CHAIR EARLY NOV.