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 292.13 points at 21708.77

- ASX 200 up 74.989 points at 5850

- Shanghai Comp. down 9.894 points at 2826.91

- JGB 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 152.32, yield down 0.8bp at -0.004%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 99.135, yield down 0.4bp at 0.876%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03 at 139-01, yield up 0.16bp at 0.684%

- WTI crude down $1.29 at $31.51, Gold up $6.7 at $1716.17

- USD/JPY up 9 pips at Y107.81

* SINO-U.S. TENSIONS SWIRL ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF MATTERS

* SECURITY LAW OFFENDERS IN HONG KONG WILL NOT BE SENT FOR TRIAL IN CHINA (SCMP)

* FED'S KAPLAN OPEN TO YIELD CURVE CONTROL (MNI)

* BANK OF ENGLAND'S BAILEY SEES RISK OF "LONGER AND HARDER" RECOVERY (RTRS)

* PBOC'S LEAN AGAINST USD/YUAN RALLY DOES LITTLE, YET