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 146.71 points at 21558.63

- ASX 200 down 12.282 points at 6832.2

- Shanghai Comp. down 15.762 points at 2936.576

- JGB 10-Yr future up 6 ticks at 153.82, yield down 0.9bp at -0.158%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 98.790, yield down 0.3bp at 1.201%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 127-13, yield down 0.53bp at 2.0527%

- WTI crude up $0.38 at $58.43, Gold down $2.58 at $1428.26

- USD/JPY down 5 pips at Y108.56

* GLOBAL TIMES EDITOR SIGNALS OPTIMISM RE: TRADE TALKS

* NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES BALLISTIC MISSILES INTO SEA

* TRUMP ADMIN WILL AGAIN WAIVE NUCLEAR SANCTIONS ON IRAN (WASHINGTON POST)

* U.S. URGES JAPAN & S KOREA TO LOOK AT 'STANDSTILL AGREEMENT' RE: TRADE (RTRS)

* CHINA JUL MANUFACTURING PMI 49.7; MNI MEDIAN 49.6; JUN 49.4

* AUSTRALIA Q2 CPI +1.6% Y/Y; MEDIAN +1.5%; Q1 +1.3%