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 61.67 points at 22528.19

- ASX 200 up 14.527 points at 6098.5

- Shanghai Comp. up 28.433 points at 3165.078

- JGB 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 150.83, yield up 0.3bp at 0.048%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 1.5 ticks at 97.245, yield down 1.8bp at 2.737%

- US 10-Yr future down 1+ ticks at 119.20+, yield up 0.19bp at 2.9516%

- WTI crude down $0.84 at $69.89, Gold down $2.8 at $1311.41

- USDJPY down 0 pips at 109.09

* CHINESE VICE-PREMIER LIU HE TO GO TO WASHINGTON TO TALK TRADE

* ECB'S PRAET SEES NO REASON TO WORRY ABOUT EURO-AREA SLOWDOWN YET (BBG)~

* ECB'S SMETS: ECB COULD TAKE STEPS TO PHASE OUT QE THIS SUMMER (WSJ)

* UK PM MAY IS SAID TO DELAY CABINET DISCUSSION ON CUSTOMS PLAN (THE TIMES)

* ITALIAN PARTY LEADERS PUSH BACK AGAINST PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR 'NEUTRAL' GOV'T

* UNSWAYED BY ALLIES, TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE IRAN DEAL, DIPLOMATS SAY (NYT)