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 333.36 points at 23433.48

- ASX 200 up 54.715 points at 6092.4

- Shanghai Comp. down 38.626 points at 3442.207

- JGB 10-Yr future down 5 ticks at 150.26, JGB 10-Yr yield up 0.4bp at 0.089%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 3 ticks at 97.83, yield down 2.9bp at 2.115%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 97.19, yield down 0.9bp at 2.804%

- US 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 121.16, US 10-Yr yield up 1.69bp at 2.7219%

- WTI crude up $0.12 at $64.85, Gold down $0.28 at $1344.91

- USDJPY up 11 pips at 109.3

* AUSTRALIA BUILDING APPROVALS (M/M) DEC: -20.0% (EXP -7.6%; PREV 11.7%)

* AUSTRALIA AI GROUP JAN MANUFACTURING +2.5 TO 58.7 PTS 

* AUSTRALIA CORELOGIC JAN NATL INDEX -0.3% M/M; -0.3% DEC 

* CHINA CAIXIN JAN MFG PMI 51.5, UNCHANGED FROM DEC

* FOREIGNERS SELL JAPANESE BONDS FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE WEEK