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 116.93 points at 20709.39

- ASX 200 up 15.152 points at 6584

- Shanghai Comp. down 10.466 points at 2784.086

- JGB 10-Yr future up 21 ticks at 154.62, yield down 1.5bp at -0.209%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.5 ticks at 99.055, yield down 3.8bp at 0.939%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 4 ticks at 130-01, yield down 1.71bp at 1.7001%

- WTI crude down $0.09 at $52.45, Gold up $5.8 at $1506.84

- USD/JPY down 9 pips at Y105.98

* U.S. HOLDS OFF ON HUAWEI LICENSES AS CHINA HALTS CROP-BUYING (BBG)

* PBOC ADVISER MA JUN: CHINA CAPABLE OF KEEPING YUAN STABLE (BBG)

* ITALY SET FOR SNAP ELECTIONS AS SALVINI TEARS DOWN RULING COALITION

* RBA READY TO EASE AGAIN, BUT LOWE SEES 'GENTLE TURN' IN ECONOMY

* RBA SAYS UNORTHODOX MONETARY POLICY UNLIKELY, BUT ALL OPTIONS ON TABLE (WSJ)

* BOJ CUTS 3-5 & 10-25 YEAR JGB SIZES, LIFTS 1-3 YEAR PURCHASES