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 218.74 points at 22480.13

- ASX 200 up 16.029 points at 5961.7

- Shanghai Comp. up 13.434 points at 3405.833

- JGB 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 150.98, JGB 10-Yr yield down 0.8bp at 0.03%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 1 ticks at 98.05, Aussie 3-Yr yield up 0.2bp at 1.925%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 97.435, Aussie 10-Yr yield up 0.2bp at

2.545%

- US 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 124.25, US 10-Yr yield down 0.89bp at 2.3577%

- WTI crude up $0.09 at $56.51, Gold up $3.02 at $1279.93

- USDJPY down 7 pips at 112.55

* RBA MINUTES:WAGE PICKUP,PASSTHROUGH TO INFL KEY CONCERN 

* JAPAN PM ABE: BOJ WILL CONTINUE MEASURES TO HIT INFLATION TGT

* FED: YELLEN TO RESIGN FROM BOARD WHEN NEW CHAIR SWORN IN 

* BOE RAMSDEN: WAIT ON WAGE, DOMESTIC COST GROWTH BEFORE HIKING