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 82.04 points at 21452.86

- ASX 200 up 32.199 points at 6672.8

- Shanghai Comp. down 1.575 points at 2936.042

- JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 153.46, yield down 0.7bp at -0.125%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 1 ticks at 98.595, yield down 0.9bp at 1.394%

- U.S. 10-Yr future +0-05 at 127-02+, yield down 0.53bp at 2.097%

- WTI crude down $0.01 at $57.61, Gold down $1.22 at $1405.02

- USD/JPY down 6 pips at Y108.18

* FED'S DALY NOT LEANING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ON RATE DECISION (RTRS)

* FED'S EVANS COMFORTABLE WITH "A COUPLE" RATE CUTS BEFORE THE YEAR-END (CNBC)

* FED'S KAPLAN SIGNALS HE'S OPEN TO A RATE CUT - BUT JUST ONE (Washington Post)

* BORIS JOHNSON PLANS EARLY ELECTION TO HIT CORBYN (Times)

* NEW EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT WARNS BREXIT DEAL IS NON-NEGOTIABLE (Telegraph)

* U.S., JAPAN EYE POSSIBLE SMALL TRADE DEAL BY SEPTEMBER (RTRS)