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 136.39 points at 21469.37

- ASX 200 up 18.871 points at 6667

- Shanghai Comp. up 75.188 points at 2992.991

- JGB 10-Yr future up 16 ticks at 153.8, yield down 1.4bp at -0.151%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 98.705, yield down 5.3bp at 1.286%

- US 10-Yr future +0-09+ at 128-05, yield down 4.12bp at 1.982%

- WTI crude up $0.67 at $54.43, Gold up $19.75 at $1380.05

- USD/JPY down 47 pips at Y107.63

* FED READY TO CUT INTEREST RATES IF OUTLOOK WORSENS (MNI)

* BOJ ON HOLD; KEEPS FORWARD GUIDANCE; EYES IMPACT (MNI)

* TRUMP BELIEVES HE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REPLACE POWELL AT FED (BBG)

* RBA GOV LOWE: NOT UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT FURTHER CUT IN CASH RATE (BBG)

* NEW ZEALAND Q1 GDP +2.5% Y/Y; MEDIAN +2.3%; Q4 +2.5%

* HAMMOND WILL HINT A SECOND REFERENDUM COULD BE NEEDED TO BREAK DEADLOCK (Sky)