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 297.24 points at 22847.83

- ASX 200 up 69.92 points at 5939.8

- Shanghai Comp. up 2.554 points at 2548.884

- JGB 10-Yr future up 1 tick at 150.17, yield up 0.1bp at 0.149%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 tick at 97.28, yield down 0.5bp at 2.707%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 118.03, yield up 0.38bp at 3.1671%

- WTI crude up $0.09 at $72.01, Gold down $2.87 at $1222.09

- USD/JPY up 10 pips at 112.35

* BARNIER OPEN TO EXTENDING BREXIT TRANSITION BY ANOTHER YEAR (FT)

* FED'S POWELL: A DISORDERLY BREXIT COULD HARM THE U.S. ECONOMY (AFP)

* TRUMP: FED IS 'BIGGEST THREAT' BECAUSE IT IS RAISING RATES TOO FAST (CNBC)

* FED'S DALY: INFLATION EFFECTIVELY AT FED'S 2% TARGET

* RBA'S DEBELLE: HELPFUL FOR OUR ECONOMY IF FED RATE PUSHES A$ LOWER (BBG)