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 198.39 points at 22027.21

- ASX 200 up 0.213 points at 5916.6

- China markets are closed for the LNY holidays

- JGB 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 150.74, yield up 0.3bp at 0.062%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 3.5 ticks at 97.835, yield up 3bp at 2.13%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 97.11, yield up 2.5bp at 2.897%

- US 10-Yr future down 8 ticks at 120.10+, yield up 2.74bp at 2.8914%

- WTI crude up $0.62 at $62.48, Gold down $4.95 at $1345.59

- USDJPY up 20 pips at 106.74

* JAPAN ECONMIN MOTEGI: JAPAN WILL SOON BE OUT OF DEFLATIONARY SITUATION 

* JAPAN FINMIN ASO: MORE OR LESS ESCAPED FROM ECONOMIC DEPRESSION 

* RBA MINUTES: INFLATION TO RISE ONLY GRADUALLY AS ECONOMY STRENGTHENS

* UK HAS A SECRET PLAN TO HOLD BACK CASH IF EU REFUSES TO TRADE 

* UK BREXIT MIN DAVIS: UK WILL AVOID MAD MAX ECONOMY TO UNDERCUT RIVALS