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 255.59 points at 20716.1

- ASX 200 up 99.605 points at 6607

- Shanghai Comp. up 6.667 points at 2897.586

- JGB 10-Yr future down 7 ticks at 155.22, yield up 0.9bp at -0.276%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 99.105, yield up 1.1bp at 0.887%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 0+ ticks at 131-19+, yield up 1.69bp at 1.5114%

- WTI crude down $0.06 at $56.64, Gold down $2.42 at $1525.23

- USD/JPY down 10 pips at Y106.42

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