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 34.35 points at 21316.44

- ASX 200 up 18.664 points at 6108.5

- Shanghai Comp. up 6.866 points at 2761.223

- JGB 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 152.85, yield down 0.2bp at -0.024%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 tick at 97.865, yield down 0.2bp at 2.136%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 1+ tick at 122.00 yield up 0.72bp at 2.6698%

- WTI crude up $0.25 at $55.84, Gold down $3.06 at $1323.84

- USD/JPY unchanged at 110.62

* BOJ GOV KURODA: WILL CONSIDER EXTRA EASING TO HIT PRICE TARGET IF NEEDED (BBG)

* RBA MINUTES HOLD NO HUGE SURPRISE

* ECB'S PRAET: ECB HAS SEEN MARKED INCREASE IN RISKS TO ECONOMY (BZ)

* ECB'S PRAET: ECB COULD ADAPT RATE GUIDANCE IF ECONOMY SLOWS SHARPLY (BZ)

* EU'S JUNCKER DOESN'T BELIEVE U.S. WILL IMPOSE CAR TARIFFS (BBG)