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 71.75 points at 22624.04

- ASX 200 down 59.27 points at 6233.8

- Shanghai Comp. down 25.324 points at 2725.256

- JGB 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 150.32, yield down 0.5bp at 0.118%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 4.50 ticks at 97.4300, yield up 4.2bp at 2.566%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 0+ tick at 119.29, yield up 0.37bp at 2.9022%

- WTI crude down $0.51 at $69.36, Gold up $2.05 at $1193.56

- USD/JPY up 12 pips at 111.53

* BARNIER SAID TO DEEM CHEQUERS PLAN NOT ACCEPTABLE (TELEGRAPH)

* CARNEY SET TO EXTEND BOE GOVERNOR TERM TO 2020 (FT)

* CANADIAN PM TRUDEAU HOLDING FIRM ON NAFTA DEMANDS

* BOJ SAID TO SEE TWEAKS WORKING, SATISFIED WITH YIELD RANGE (BBG)

* PBOC IS SAID TO HAVE DRAINED 300B YUAN VIA REPOS IN AUGUST (BBG)

* AUSTRALIA Q2 GDP +0.9% Q/Q; MNI MEDIAN +0.7%; Q1 +1.1%