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 564.06 points at 21325.25

- ASX 200 down 59.699 points at 5830.5

- Shanghai Comp. down 134.135 points at 3127.915

- JGB 10-Yr future up 9 ticks at 150.51, JGB 10-Yr yield down 0.6bp at 0.074%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 4.5 ticks at 97.865, yield down 4.5bp at 2.085%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 97.14, yield down 2.7bp at 2.862%

- US 10-Yr future up 5+ ticks at 121.02, US 10-Yr yield up 0.9bp at 2.833%

- WTI crude down $0.62 at $60.53, Gold down $1.4 at $1317.36

- USDJPY up 24 pips at 108.98

* RBA SOMP: DOWNSIDE RISKS BUT RBA LIKELY TO HOLD FOR LONGER 

* AUSTRALIA HOME LOANS MoM DEC: -2.30% (EST -1.00%; REV PREV 1.60%) 

* CHINA JAN CPI +1.5% Y/Y VS MNI MEDIAN +1.5%: NBS

* JAPAN ECONMIN MOTEGI: ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS STRONG IN JAPAN AND US 

* US SPENDING BILL DELAYED; SHUTDOWN DRAWS CLOSER