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 closed

- ASX 200 up 23.52 points at 5715

- Shanghai Comp. down 43.132 points at 2602.302

- JGBs closed

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 tick at 97.335, yield down 0.8bp at 2.655%

- US 10-Yr future unch. at 119.07+, cash Tsys closed

- WTI crude down $1.31 at $53.29, Gold down $0.16 at $1228.5 - USD/JPY down 5

pips at 112.89

* ECB'S PRAET: GROWTH IN THE EURO AREA IS NORMALISING (BBG)

* ECB'S PRAET: PREMATURE TO DECIDE ON A NEW TLTRO NOW (BBG)

* BOE'S SAUNDERS: SEES FASTER TIGHTENING THAN MARKETS PRICING IN (MNI) 

* WASHINGTON ASKS ALLIES TO DROP HUAWEI (WSJ)

* MOFCOM: CHINA HOPES TO MEET HALFWAY WITH U.S. TO ADDRESS TRADE ISSUES (BBG)

* PBOC MAY SKIP REVERSE REPO OPERATIONS FOR ALL OF NOVEMBER (CHINA SEC JOURNAL)