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 252.75 points at 21637.26

- ASX 200 up 29.906 points at 620

- Shanghai Comp. up 4.096 points at 2945.05

- JGB 10-Yr future down 7 ticks at 152.67, yield up 0.8bp at -0.014%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 4.5 ticks at 97.855, yield up 3.9bp at 2.142%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 1+ tick at 121.30+, yield down 0.18bp at 2.7132%

- WTI crude up $0.18 at $57.40, Gold up $0.06 at $1313.37

- USD/JPY up 28 pips at Y111.67

* FED CHAIR POWELL: U.S. ECONOMY 'IS IN A GOOD PLACE'

* U.S. SAID TO READY FINAL CHINA TRADE DEAL AS HAWKS URGE CAUTION (BBG)

* CHINA FEB CAIXIN M'FING PMI 49.9; MEDIAN 48.5; JAN 48.3

* MSCI WILL BOOST WEIGHT OF CHINA A SHARES IN MSCI INDEXES

* GERMAN EXPERTS SEE LEGAL RISK IN BREXIT DELAY PAST EU VOTE (WELT)