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 135.78 points at 22313.99 

- ASX 200 up 23.922 points at 5747.4 

- Shanghai Comp. up 7.256 points at 2608.993 

- JGB 10-Yr future up 11 ticks at 151.12, yield down 1bp at 0.09% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 97.39, yield down 1.8bp at 2.602% 

- US 10-Yr future up 18.75 ticks at 119.578125, yield down 4.01bp at 3.0189% 

- WTI crude up $0.36 at $50.64, Gold up $3.07 at $1224.33 

- USDJPY down 37 pips at 113.32 

* FED CHAIR POWELL URGES GRADUAL HIKES; NEAR NEUTRAL (MNI)

* TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO EXAMINE TOOLS TO RAISE TARIFFS ON CHINESE AUTOS (RTRS)

* CARNEY GOES FURTHER THAN GOVERNMENT IN GLOOMY BREXIT ANALYSIS (BBG) 

* HARD BREXIT RISKS SHARPLY HIGHER BANK RATE (MNI) 

* UK GOVERNMENT TO FACE CHALLENGES TO MAY'S BREXIT PLAN IN PARLIAMENT (RTRS)