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 28.98 points at 23898.36

- ASX 200 up 0.427 points at 6187.3

- Shanghai Comp. down 21.153 points at 2776.332

- JGB 10-Yr future down 6 ticks at 149.99, yield up 0.3bp at 0.136%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 5 ticks at 97.225, yield up 4.6bp at 2.75%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 5 ticks at 118.15, yield up 0.56bp at 3.0945%

- WTI crude up $0.20 at $72.27, Gold down $0.28 at $1198.75

- USD/JPY up 6 pips at 112.86

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