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 264.56 points at 21994.66

- ASX 200 up 41.576 points at 6325

- Shanghai Comp. up 9.401 points at 2915.865

- JGB 10-Yr future up 11 ticks at 152.83, yield down 2.1bp at -0.061%

- Aussie 10-Yr future unch. at 98.250, yield up 0.1bp at 1.738%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 6+ ticks at 123.26+, yield up 0.54bp at 2.4746%

- WTI crude down $0.05 at $62.19, Gold up $1.86 at $1282.87

- USD/JPY down 11 pips at Y110.65

* U.S. SAYS IT WILL RAISE TARIFFS ON FRIDAY AFTER CHINA RENEGES ON VOWS (BBG)

* CHINA READY FOR TEMP BREAKDOWN IN TALKS (GLOBAL TIMES EDITORIAL)

* CHINA PLANS MAJOR INVESTMENT IN HIGH-END MANUFACTURING (DAILY)

* FED'S KAPLAN: RATES IN RIGHT PLACE BUT KEEPING AN OPEN MIND (BBG)

* NEW TORY EFFORT TO FORCE PM MAY FROM OFFICE (TIMES)

* BOC GOV POLOZ CONFIDENT CANADIAN HOUSING WILL RETURN TO GROWTH (BBG)