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 1.34 points at 20618.02

- ASX 200 up 24.934 points at 6507.9

- Shanghai Comp. down 5.292 points at 2875.039

- JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 154.96, yield down 0.6bp at -0.243%

- Aussie 10-Yr future unch. at 99.065, yield down 0.5bp at 0.927%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 1+ ticks at 130-18+, yield down 1.69bp at 1.5724%

- WTI crude up $0.03 at $55.71, Gold down $2.39 at $1500.48

- USD/JPY down 16 pips at Y106.46

* FOMC ATTUNED TO GLOBAL, TRADE RISKS: JULY MINUTES (MNI)

* TRUMP SAYS HE IS "THE CHOSEN ONE" TO TAKE ON CHINA IN TRADE WAR (AXIOS)

* TRUMP SAYS HE'S NOT LOOKING AT INDEXING CAPITAL GAINS (MARKETWATCH)

* GERMAN C'LLR MERKEL: BREXIT BACKSTOP ALTERNATIVE POSSIBLE WITHIN 30 DAYS (BBC)

* FRANCE'S MACRON SAYS NO-DEAL BREXIT WOULD BE BRITAIN'S FAULT (RTRS)

* GERMANY MULLING BAN ON NEGATIVE INTEREST FOR RETAIL SAVERS (FAZ)