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 112.57 points at 21793.38 

- ASX 200 down 31.653 points at 5698.9 

- Shanghai Comp. up 5.992 points at 2685.102 

- JGB 10-Yr future up 12 ticks at 151.07, yield down 1bp at 0.094% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 1.5 ticks at 97.33, yield down 2bp at 2.658% 

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 119.07, yield up 0.19bp at 3.0647% 

- WTI crude up $0.67 at $57.13, Gold down $2.41 at $1220.94 

- USD/JPY down 10 pips at 112.72 

* UK PM MAY HEADS TO EUROPE, NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE NOT CALLED, YET 

* EU'S BARNIER PROPOSES BREXIT TRANSITION EXTENSION TO 2022 

* FED'S HARKER 'NOT CONVINCED' A DEC. RATE RISE IS PRUDENT (WSJ) 

* U.S. VP PENCE VOWS NO END TO TARIFFS UNTIL CHINA BOWS (RTRS) 

* APEC SUMMIT FAILS TO FORM UNITED COMMUNIQUE AS TRADE WAR DIVIDES 

* ECB's VILLEROY: NET ASSET PURCHASES WILL `VERY PROBABLY' END IN DEC (BBG)