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 150.83 points at 23260.86

- ASX 200 up 22.024 points at 6731.8

- Shanghai Comp. up 10.197 points at 2895.485

- JGB 10-Yr future up 13 ticks at 153.29, yield down 1.3bp at -0.087%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 tick at 98.905, yield down 1bp at 1.089%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 0-00+ tick at 129-15, yield down 0.17bp at 1.7689%

- WTI crude up $0.08 at $57.86, Gold down $0.12 at $1461.74

- USD/JPY up 8 pips at Y108.74

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