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 75.99 points at 22919.28

- ASX 200 down 26.084 points at 6660.7

- Shanghai Comp. down 2.684 points at 2936.637

- JGB 10-Yr future up 16 ticks at 153.93, yield down 2.4bp at -0.133%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 98.845, yield up 1.8bp at 1.155%

- U.S. 10-Yr future +0-02 at 129-17+, yield up 1.23bp at 1.784%

- WTI crude up $0.12 at $55.18, Gold up $1.9 at $1497.54

- USD/JPY down 19 pips at Y108.66

* FOMC CUTS RATES; SIGNALS PAUSE TO MONITOR DATA (MNI)

* BOC STANDS PAT ON RATES, REJECTS INSURANCE CUT (MNI)

* BOJ STANDS PAT ON POLICY; TWEAKS FORWARD GUIDANCE (MNI)

* CHINA MOFCOM: CHINA, U.S. TOP TRADE REPS TO SPEAK BY PHONE FRIDAY

* CHINA OCT MANUFACTURING PMI 49.3; MEDIAN 49.8; SEP 49.8

* WESTPAC SEE RBNZ ON HOLD IN NOV; EXPECT 25BPS CUT IN FEB