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 71.18 points at 21321.93

- ASX 200 up 101.599 points at 6466.9

- Shanghai Comp. down 17.042 points at 2865.254

- JGB 10-Yr future down 11 ticks at 152.65, yield up 0.6bp at -0.046%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 4.5 ticks at 98.305, yield up 4.6bp at 1.686%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 124-13+, yield up 1.06bp at 2.4015%

- WTI crude up $0.86 at $63.62, Gold down $0.52 at $1277.04

- USD/JPY up 14 pips at Y110.22

* U.S. TRADE TALKS WITH CHINA HAVE STALLED (CNBC SOURCES)

* SOME U.S. TECH NAMES START TO FREEZE ACITIVITES WITH HUAWEI

* DEFENDING EXCHANGE RATE CHINA'S TOP PRIORITY (GLOBAL TIMES)

* AUSTRALIAN INCUMBENT SURPRISES & WINS ELECTION, ABC POINT TO MAJORITY GOV'T

* OPEC SIGNALS INTENTION TO KEEP OIL SUPPLY CONSTRAINED ALL YEAR (BBG)

* JAPAN Q1, P REAL GDP +0.5% Q/Q; MNI MEDIAN -0.1%; Q4 +0.4%