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 158.31 points at 23160.23

- ASX 200 up 36.744 points at 6735.1

- Shanghai Comp. up 1.053 points at 2906.658

- JGB 10-Yr future up 39 ticks at 153.17, yield down 3bp at -0.072%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 9.5 ticks at 98.82, yield down 9.2bp at 1.179%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-01 at 128-27+, yield down 1.56bp at 1.870%

- WTI crude up $0.4 at $57.52, Gold up $1.77 at $1465.35

- USD/JPY down 10 pips at Y108.72

* FED'S POWELL: CURRENT POLICY REMAINS APPROPRIATE (MNI)

* FED'S DALY, HARKER: ECONOMY IN GOOD PLACE, RATES CAN STAY ON HOLD (BBG)

* WHITE HOUSE'S NAVARRO CALLS REPORTS OF TRADE TALKS SNAG "RUMOURS STUFF" (Fox)

* TRUMP: TURKEY'S PLAN FOR S-400 RAISES "SERIOUS CHALLENGES" (BBG)

* CHINA ACTIVITY DATA MISSES FORECASTS, FIXED-ASSET INVESTMENT AT HISTORIC LOW

* AUSTRALIAN UNEMPLOYMENT TICKS HIGHER ON LESS JOBS AND SMALLER PARTICIPATION