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 597.88 points at 23362.82

- ASX 200 up 0.918 points at 6071.3

- Shanghai Comp. up 13.792 points at 3382.9

- JGB 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 150.76, JGB 10-Yr yield up 1bp at 0.058%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 97.85, yield down 2.5bp at 2.12%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.5 ticks at 97.32, yield down 3.6bp at 2.682%

- US 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 123.22, US 10-Yr yield up 1.08bp at 2.4579%

- WTI crude up $0.35 at $61.98, Gold down $4.85 at $1308.33

- USDJPY up 12 pips at 112.63

* NIKKEI DEC FINAL JAPAN MFG PMI 54.0 (FLASH 54.2, PREV FINAL 53.6)

* BOJ GOV KURODA: BOJ WILL CONTINUE WITH EASY POLICY 

* AUSTRALIA AI GROUP DEC SERVICES INDEX +0.3 PT TO 52.0 

* CHINA CAIXIN SERVICES PMI 53.9 DECEMBER VS 51.9 NOVEMBER

* PBOC SKIP OMOS FOR 9TH DAY