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 72.62 points at 22295.55

- ASX 200 down 17.147 points at 6260.3

- Shanghai Comp. up 0.159 points at 3253.757

- JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 152.46, yield up 0.2bp at -0.02%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 3.0 ticks at 98.03, yield up 2.7bp at 1.958%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 1 tick at 122.25+, yield up 0.54bp at 2.5958%

- WTI crude up $0.43 at $64.48, Gold up $0.36 at $1277.15

- USD/JPY down 4 pips at Y111.96

* CHINA GDP TOPS EXPECTATIONS, MONTHLY ACTIVITY DATA ALSO STRONG

* CHINA NBS: TRADE TALKS WITH U.S. HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS (BBG)

* NZ CPI MISSES EXP, NON-TRADABLE PRICES FIRM, RBNZ SECTORAL MODEL STEADY

* JAPAN & U.S. TO RECONVENE ON TRADE SOON, NO DEAL IN FIRST ROUND OF TALKS

* WH ADVISOR KUDLOW: TRUMP STILL HAS FAITH IN CAIN & MOORE, SPEAKING TO OTHERS

* ACTIVITY NOTED AT NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR SITE LAST WEEK