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 150.77 points at 21727.9

- ASX 200 up 6.281 points at 6722.4

- Shanghai Comp. down 11.71 points at 2920.457

- JGB 10-Yr future down 16 ticks at 155.01, yield up 1.4bp at -0.221%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 2.5 ticks at 99.035, yield up 2.0bp at 0.966%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03+ ticks at 130-09, yield unch. at 1.680%

- WTI crude up $0.08 at $55.99, Gold down $4.32 at $1492.76

- USD/JPY down 1 pip at Y107.91

* WHITE HOUSE WEIGHS LIMITS ON U.S. PORTFOLIO FLOWS INTO CHINA (BBG)

* U.S. TREASURY SAYS NO U.S. PLAN TO BLOCK CHINA LISTINGS FOR NOW (BBG)

* UK PM JOHNSON FUELS SPECULATION HE COULD IGNORE BREXIT DELAY LAW (Guardian)

* UK PM JOHNSON FACES MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS & REMAIN ALLIANCE PLOT

* ITALY'S ECON MINISTER HINTS AT 2.2% DEFICIT TARGET IN 2020 BUDGET (RTRS)

* SAUDI CROWN PRINCE WARNS ESCALATION W/IRAN WOULD BRING DOWN GLOBAL ECONOMY