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 423.54 points at 20286.41

- ASX 200 down 90.131 points at 6435

- Shanghai Comp. down 27.618 points at 2869.807

- JGB 10-Yr future up 42 ticks at 155.28, yield down 4.8bp at -0.28%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 9.5 ticks at 99.115, yield down 9.2bp at 0.881%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 0-17+ ticks at 131-16, yield down 7.57bp at 1.4594%

- WTI crude down $0.64 at $53.52, Gold up $14.10 at $1541.2

- USD/JPY down 6 pips at Y105.31

* U.S. SLAPS ADDITIONAL LEVIES ON EXISTING/OUTLINED CHINESE TARIFFS

* TRUMP WISHES HE'D RAISED TARIFFS EVEN HIGHER AS TRADE WAR ESCALATES (WAPO)

* LIU HE: CHINA SAYS WANTS 'CALM' RESOLUTION TO U.S. TRADE WAR (RTRS)

* FED'S CLARIDA: GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK HAS WORSENED SINCE JULY MEETING (CNBC)

* LITTLE SIGN OF THAWING IN LATEST EU/UK BREXIT TALKS

* TRY FLASH CRASHES