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 0.22 points at 24024.42

- ASX 200 up 119.925 points at 6860.5

- Shanghai Comp. up 1.838 points at 2969.515

- JGB 10-Yr future up 1 tick at 152.29, yield up 0.1bp at -0.017%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 10.25 ticks at 98.8375, yield down 10.4bp at 1.152%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-05 ticks at 128-28, yield up 1.04bp at 1.833%

- WTI crude down $0.21 at $59.86, Gold down $1.37 at $1474.93

- USD/JPY up 1 pip at Y109.39

* CHINA STEPS UP TALKS WITH U.S. ON OPENING ITS COMPANIES' BOOKS (BBG)

* U.S. EXPELLED CHINESE OFF'LS SUSPECTED OF SPYING IN MILITARY BASE BREACH (NYT)

* CHINA THREATENS RETALIATION SHOULD GERMANY BAN HUAWEI 5G (BBG)

* U.S. WEIGHING 100% TARIFFS ON MORE EU PRODUCTS INCL. WHISKIES & COGNAC (CNBC)

* GERMAN BALANCED BUDGET POLICY SHOULD NOT BE A FETISH - BUNDESBANK CHIEF (RTRS)

* BUDGET SURPLUS FORECASTS CUT IN AUSTRALIAN MYEFO