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 down 60.49 points at 21403.6

- ASX 200 up 29.853 points at 6169.1

- Shanghai Comp. up 0.931 points at 2752.732

- JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 152.93, yield down 0.7bp at -0.045%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 4.5 ticks at 97.900, yield up 4.3bp at 2.098%

- U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 121.29, yield down 1.08bp at 2.6806%

- WTI crude down $0.11 at $56.85, Gold up $0.98 at $1324.63

- USD/JPY up 8 pips at Y110.78

* EU EXPECTS MAY TO REQUEST THREE-MONTH DELAY TO BREXIT (BBG)

* AUSTRALIAN GOV'T PLAYS DOWN CHINA'S MOVES ON COAL

* RBA GOV. LOWE OFFERS LITTLE NEW, EVEN CHANCE OF RATE HIKE/CUT

* RBNZ's BASCAND: BANK CAPITAL INCREASE COULD LEAD TO EVENTUAL RATE CUT (BBG)

* TRUMP: U.S. ECONOMY STRONGER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN BEFORE (BBG)