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 3.69 points at 21849.48

- ASX 200 up 19.161 points at 5860.4

- Shanghai Comp. down 10.753 points at 3099.896

- JGB 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 150.86, yield down 0.4bp at 0.043%

- Aussie 3-Yr future down 2 ticks at 97.74, yield up 1.5bp at 2.225%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 97.23, yield up 1.5bp at 2.76%

- US 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 120.14, yield up 0.55bp at 2.8322%

- WTI crude up $0.3 at $66.52, Gold down $0.81 at $1345.12

- USDJPY down 7 pips at 107.05

* CHINA'S HOLDINGS OF US TREASURIES RISE BY MOST IN 6 MONTHS

* TRUMP TO NOMINATE CLARIDA & BOWMAN TO FED BOARD (WSJ)

* CHINA Q1 GDP +6.8% Y/Y; MNI MEDIAN +6.8% Y/Y

* ECB'S PRAET: AMPLE DEGREE OF MONETARY STIMULUS REMAINS NECESSARY

* TWO KOREAS DISCUSS ANNOUNCING END TO MILITARY CONFLICT (MUNHWA)