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 150.98 points at 24001.59

- ASX 200 up 54.331 points at 6958

- Shanghai Comp. down 1.607 points at 3113.963

- JGB 10-Yr future down 23 ticks at 151.77, yield up 1.6bp at 0.016%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 5.5 ticks at 98.720, yield up 4.5bp at 1.258%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-03 ticks at 128-26+, yield up 0.7bp at 1.8529%

- WTI crude down $0.01 at $58.07, Gold down $8.61 at $1539.29

- USD/JPY up 11 pips at Y110.06

* U.S. REMOVES CHINA FROM FX MANIPULATOR LIST

* USTR LIGHTHIZER: NEARLY DONE WITH TRANSLATION OF CHINA TRADE DEAL (RTRS)

* CHINA TO BUY MORE U.S. ENERGY, MANUFACTURED GOODS IN TRADE DEAL (POLITICO)

* EXPERTS EXPECT CHINA TO CUT RRR, INTEREST RATE IN 2Q (CSJ)

* CHINA SEES RECORD TRADE NUMBERS AS TENSION EASES (MNI)

* GERMAN COALITION QUARRELS OVER HOW TO SPEND RECORD BUDGET SURPLUS (RTRS)