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 273.28 points at 22355.96

- ASX 200 up 20.823 points at 6068.2

- Shanghai Comp. down 30.339 points at 3299.235

- JGB 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 151, yield down 0.1bp at 0.05%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 0 ticks at 97.93, yield up 0.1bp at 2.046%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 97.24, yield down 0.8bp at 2.768%

- US 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 120.24+, yield up 0.19bp at 2.8587%

- WTI crude down $0.14 at $63.99, Gold down $1.38 at $1333.47

- USDJPY up 3 pips at 106.97

* FED'S QUARLES: FURTHER GRADUAL INTEREST RATE HIKES ARE APPROPRIATE

* ECB'S DRAGHI: THERE IS NO CURRENCY WAR

* US TSY SEC MNUCHIN REITERATES IN THE LONG TERM A STRONG USD IS A GOOD THING

* BOK LEAVES RATES UNCHANGED