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 20.87 points at 21165.03

- ASX 200 down 0.069 points at 6063.5

- Shanghai Comp. down 8.642 points at 2712.426

- JGB 10-Yr future up 11 tick at 152.79, yield down 0.4bp at -0.01%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 97.855, yield down 0.8bp at 2.142%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 121.23, yield up 0.54bp at 2.7075%

- WTI crude up $0.27 at $54.17, Gold up $2.46 at $1308.73

- USD/JPY up 2 pips at Y111.03

* U.S. IS SAID TO WEIGH 60-DAY EXTENSION FOR CHINA TARIFF DEADLINE (BBG)

* REPUBLICAN SEN: TRUMP WON'T SIGN FUNDING DEAL INCL. CONTRACTOR BACK PAY (ABC)

* EU'S TUSK: 'STILL WAITING FOR CONCRETE, REALISTIC' BREXIT PROPOSALS

* FED'S HARKER FAVORS 'PATIENCE' WITH ONE HIKE IN 2019, ONE IN 2020 (BBG)

* CHINA JAN TRADE BALANCE +$39.2BN; MNI MEDIAN +$32.5BN; DEC +$57.1BN

* JAPAN Q4 REAL GDP +0.3% Q/Q; MNI MEDIAN +0.3%