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 down 134.43 points at 22727.5

- ASX 200 down 0.004 points at 6013.2

- Shanghai Comp. down 3.983 points at 3276.83

- JGB 10-Yr future up 1 ticks at 150.92, JGB 10-Yr yield up 0.5bp at 0.052%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 2.5 ticks at 97.985, yield up 2.4bp at 1.99%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.25 ticks at 97.4475, yield up 0.9bp at 2.528%

- US 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 124.06, US 10-Yr yield down 0.89bp at 2.3922%

- WTI crude up $0.39 at $57.53, Gold down $0.39 at $1244.1

- USDJPY down 26 pips at 113.29

* JAPAN OCT CORE MACHINE ORDERS +5.0% M/M; MEDIAN +3.0% 

* AUSTRALIA WESTPAC-MI DEC CONSUMER SENTIMENT 103.3 

* RBA GOV: OPEN TO IDEA OF AUD ON BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

* DOUG JONES (D) WINS TIGHT ALABAMA SENATE RACE