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 159.24 points at 21661.59

- ASX 200 up 26.046 points at 5683.7

- Shanghai Comp. up 1.958 points at 2607.139

- JGB 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 151.64, yield down 0.9bp at 0.055%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 97.535, yield up 0.5bp at 2.456%

- US 10-Yr future down 2+ ticks at 120.10+, yield down 0.72bp at 2.8883%

- WTI crude down $0.24 at $51.25, Gold up $2.20 at $1239.98

- USD/JPY up 17 pips at 112.85

* SOME IN TRUMP ADMIN SEE HUAWEI EXEC AS LEVERAGE IN TRADE TALKS (CNN)

* FED'S POWELL: ECONOMY 'PERFORMING VERY WELL' (MNI)

* FED'S WILLIAMS: U.S. ECONOMY 'PRETTY STRONG' (RTRS)

* FED WEIGHS WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH ON FUTURE RATE INCREASES (WSJ)

* BOJ'S KURODA: VITAL POINT OF JULY MOVE WAS TO CONTINUE CURRENT EASING

* SAUDI REMAINS CAUTIOUS OVER CHANCES OF OPEC+ DEAL