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 29.02 points at 23359.27

- ASX 200 down 2.532 points at 6724.1

- Shanghai Comp. up 0.728 points at 2978.641

- JGB 10-Yr future down 34 ticks at 152.86, yield up 1bp at -0.055%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 8.0 ticks at 98.705, yield up 8bp at 1.291%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 0-03 ticks at 128-15+, yield down 1.22bp at 1.9051%

- WTI crude down $0.22 at $56.93, Gold down $0.06 at $1468.36

- USD/JPY down 2 pips at Y109.26

* WHITE HOUSE: VERY, VERY OPTIMISTIC RE: REACHING A TRADE DEAL WITH CHINA (RTRS)

* NAVARRO: THERE IS NO AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME TO REMOVE ANY EXISTING TARIFFS

* FED'S BOSTIC: SIGNIFICANT CHANGES NEEDED TO ACT (MNI)

* RBA PREPARED TO EASE, BUT ROOM RUNNING OUT (MNI)