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 146.05 points at 23691.66

- ASX 200 down 18.051 points at 6804.4

- Shanghai Comp. up 28.294 points at 3033.329

- JGB 10-Yr future up 10 ticks at 152.16, yield down 1.5bp at -0.015%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down unch. at 98.680, yield down 0.3bp at 1.304%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down unch. at 128-21, yield down 0.17bp at 1.8735%

- WTI crude up $0.06 at $61.78, Gold up $4.20 at $1514.76

- USD/JPY down 28 pips at Y109.16

* GOLDMAN AND JPMORGAN TWEAK REPO OPERATIONS TO LIMIT BASEL IMPACT (FT)

* MOFCOM: PROACTIVELY DEALT WITH U.S. TRADE FRICTIONS (RTRS)

* CHINA WILL HONOUR TRADE WAR PROMISES AS TALKS PROGRESS 'IN EARNEST' (SCMP)

* CHINA TO SWITCH BENCHMARK FOR FLOATING-RATE LOANS TO LPR