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 42.37 points at 21738.29

- ASX 200 up 4.339 points at 5898.3

- Shanghai Comp. up 2.403 points at 3383.503

- JGB 10-Yr future up 1 ticks at 150.37, yield up 0.1bp at 0.07%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 2 ticks at 97.87, yield down 1.8bp at 2.101%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 97.2, yield down 2.4bp at 2.773%

- US 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 124.30 yield up 0.18bp at 2.3682%

- WTI crude up $0.07 at $51.97, Gold up $0.52 at $1282.79

- USDJPY down 9 pips at 113.34

* NIKKEI JAPAN OCT PRELIMINARY MANUFACTURING PMI - 52.5 FROM 52.9 PRIOR

* U.S. SEC OF STATE REX TILLERSON URGES IRAQI'S & KURDS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT

* N.Z. PRIME MINISTER ARDERN 'COMMITTED TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY'

* S. KOREA, U.S. AND JAPAN CARRY OUT MISSILE WARNING EXERCISE - YONHAP