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 67.53 points at 22552.96

- ASX 200 up 28.848 points at 6013.1

- Shanghai Comp. down 16.192 points at 3317.465

- JGB 10-Yr future up 9 ticks at 151.06, JGB 10-Yr yield down 0.7bp at 0.033%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 1 ticks at 98.1, Aussie 3-Yr yield down 0.9bp at 1.884%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 1.5 ticks at 97.505, Aussie 10-Yr yield down 1.5bp at

2.479%

- US 10-Yr future up 2+ ticks at 125.01+, US 10-Yr yield down 0.18bp at 2.3259%

- WTI crude down $0.32 at $57.67, Gold up $1.56 at $1295.55

- USDJPY up 2 pips at 111.5

* JAPAN OCT RETAIL SALES -0.2% Y/Y; MNI MEDIAN -0.4%

* RBNZ: DONT SEE HSG PRICE COLLAPSE AS PARTICULARLY HIGH RISK

* N. KOREA: COMPLETED STATE NUCLEAR FORCE

* BRC: UK NOV SHOP PRICE INDEX -0.1% Y/Y VS -0.1% Y/Y OCT