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 119.53 points at 22439.27

- ASX 200 up 28.029 points at 5938.8

- Shanghai Comp. down 22.709 points at 3052.321

- JGB 10-Yr future up 12 ticks at 150.68, yield down 0.7bp at 0.053%

- Aussie 3-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 97.735, yield down 2.4bp at 2.222%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.5 ticks at 97.155, yield down 3.3bp at 2.829%

- US 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 119.13, yield down 1.12bp at 2.9697%

- WTI crude down $0.23 at $67.96, Gold up $0.64 at $1317.46

- USDJPY down 11 pips at 109.19

* BOJ UNCHANGED AS EXPECTED, REMOVES WORDING ON HITTING CPI GOAL IN FY19

* ECB KEEN NOT TO UPSET MKT EXP. FOR END OF QE IN '18, RATE HIKE MID-2019 (RTRS)

* DRAGHI FACED NOWOTNY PLEA TO DISCUSS FUTURE ECB POLICY (BBG)

* GREECE TO LOSE CHEAPEST ECB FUNDING IF MAKES A CLEAN EXIT FROM BAILOUT (RTRS)

* NAFTA TRIO IS SAID TO PUSH FOR MAY 1 DEAL BUT BIG GAPS REMAIN