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 499.75 points at 21769.16 

- ASX 200 down 101.599 points at 5839.7 

- Shanghai Comp. up 2.936 points at 2633.456 

- JGB 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 150.74, yield down 0bp at 0.118% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 tick at 97.255, yield down 0.4bp at 2.736% 

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 4+ ticks at 118.08+, yield down 0.92bp at 3.1709% 

- WTI crude down $0.76 at $59.16, Gold up $4.07 at $1204.43 

- USD/JPY up 17 pips at 114.00 

* CHINA'S LIU TO VISIT U.S. TO PAVE WAY FOR XI-TRUMP MEETING (SCMP) 

* CHINA PREM LI: WILL FIND SOLUTION WITH U.S. THAT MEETS COMMON INTERESTS (BBG) 

* RUMOURS OF STATE INTERVENTION IN USD/CNY TODAY AT CNY6.97 (RTRS) 

* U.S. & CHINA RESUME TALKS TO COOL TRADE TENSIONS (WSJ) 

* UK PM MAY: BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS ARE `IMMENSELY DIFFICULT' 

* ITALY'S SALVINI: FUNDAMENTALS OF BUDGET WON'T CHANGE