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 66.49 points at 22552.89

- ASX 200 up 14.722 points at 5960.4

- Shanghai Comp. up 8.232 points at 2975.866

- JGB 10-Yr future up 7 ticks at 152.12, yield down 1.2bp at 0.006%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 99.12, yield up 0.1bp at 0.863%

- U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 138-25, yield down 0.16bp at 0.692%

- WTI crude down $0.05 at $39.7, Gold up $7.57 at $1751.3

- USD/JPY up 5 pips at Y106.92

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