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 219.35 points at 23413

- ASX 200 up 26.6 points at 7140.3

- Shanghai Comp. up 9.102 points at 2994.074

- JGB 10-Yr future down 7 ticks at 152.71, yield up 1.3bp at -0.047%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.0 tick at 98.965, yield up 0.5bp at 1.038%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-03 ticks at 131-03+, yield up 0.51bp at 1.5661%

- WTI crude up $0.56 at $52.61, Gold up $0.29 at $1601.88

- USD/JPY up 17 pips at Y110.04

* NEW DAILY CORONAVIRUS CASES IN CHINA FALL, DEATH TOLL TOPS 2,000

* CHINA SAID TO MULL CASH INJECTIONS, MERGERS TO BAIL AIRLINES (BBG)

* SOUTH KOREA REPORTS 15 MORE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS, TOTAL 46 (YONHAP)

* EU TAX COMMISSIONER SLAMS US PLANS ON TECH TAX (RTRS)

* EU NATIONS PREPARE TOUGHER CONDITIONS ON BREXIT TRADE TALKS (FT)

* JAPAN TO MAINTAIN ITS ECONOMIC VIEW FOR MONTHLY REPORT (NIKKEI)