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 1.41 points at 23915.48

- ASX 200 up 42.461 points at 7037.3

- Shanghai Comp. down 8.66 points at 3081.378

- JGB 10-Yr future up 8 ticks at 151.96, yield down 0.3bp at 0.007%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 98.800, yield down 2.7bp at 1.184%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-00+ ticks at 129-10+, yield up 0.69bp at 1.7899%

- WTI crude up $0.41 at $58.22, Gold down $0.22 at $1556.06

- USD/JPY up 3 pips at Y109.93

* CHINA' S PHASE 1 TRADE DEAL TEXT COMMITMENTS IN LINE WITH U.S. VERSION (RTRS)

* 'PHASE TWO' TRADE TALKS MAY NOT START ANYTIME SOON (GLOBAL TIMES)

* TRUMP THREATENED AUTO TARIFFS IF EUROPE DIDN'T WARN IRAN ON NUKE DEAL (W POST)

* U.S. VP PENCE: PHASE 2 U.S.-CHINA TRADE TALKS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN (RTRS)

* LIU HE: CHINA 2019 GDP ESTIMATED TO HAVE GROWN MORE THAN 6% (RTRS)

* MCCONNELL: TRUMP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL TO BEGIN TUESDAY (BBG)