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 33.28 points at 20438.93

- ASX 200 up 2.906 points at 6411.1

- Shanghai Comp. up 18.92 points at 2834.718

- JGB 10-Yr future down 8 ticks at 154.83, yield down 0bp at -0.233%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 1.5 ticks at 99.125, yield down 1.4bp at 0.874%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03 at 130-27+, yield up 1.35bp at 1.540%

- WTI crude up $0.67 at $55.12, Gold down $2.57 at $1520.74

- USD/JPY up 9 pips at Y106.21

* TRUMP TO SPEAK WITH XI BY PHONE "VERY SOON"

* TRUMP SAYS THE EU TREATS U.S. EVEN WORSE THAN CHINA DOES

* FED'S KASHKARI IS LEANING TOWARD FURTHER RATE CUT (RTRS)

* FED'S BULLARD DOESN'T SEE THE NEED TO RUSH INTO EMERGENCY RATE CUT (BBG)

* CORBYN PLAN TO BECOME UK'S CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER FALLS FLAT (BBG)

* N. KOREA SAYS WON'T TALK WITH S. KOREA AGAIN, TEST-FIRES PROJECTILES (Yonhap)